Bainter Spring
Bainter Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 809 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Springs: 0.7 mi
- Twing Springs: 1.0 mi
- Austin Spring: 1.0 mi
- Indian Joe Spring: 1.1 mi
- Mumford Springs: 1.2 mi
- Reilly Site: 11.4 mi
- Panamint City: 14.3 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 14.3 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 14.6 mi
- Barker Ranch: 16.5 mi
- Argus Peak: 3.7 mi
- Point of Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 12.5 mi
- Manly Peak: 15.6 mi
- Lone Butte: 17.3 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 21.9 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 21.9 mi
- Rock Circles: 21.9 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 22.0 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 22.0 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 5.9 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 21.4 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 21.7 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 21.9 mi
- Upjohn Park: 22.2 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 19.5 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.6 mi
- China Lake Museum: 21.8 mi
- Maturango Museum: 21.8 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 15.6 mi
- plane: 20.3 mi
- plane: 20.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 20.9 mi
- Baker Ranch: 21.7 mi
- Valley Wells: 3.0 mi
- Ballarat: 16.7 mi
- Panamint City: 24.9 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 5.9 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bainter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Peak | NE 44° | 2,936.4 m | 24.4 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 52° | 2,774 m | 23.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 52° | 2,756 m | 23.2 mi |
| Maturango Peak | NNW 342° | 2,670 m | 20.2 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 342° | 2,662 m | 18.8 mi |
| Parrot Point | NNW 341° | 2,540 m | 17.5 mi |
| Slims Peak | NE 49° | 2,154 m | 18.5 mi |
| Manly Peak | ENE 71° | 2,133 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 6 mi away.
- Beavertail Pricklypear26 obs
- shy monkeyflower18 obs
- Cottontop Cactus18 obs
- Sacred Datura16 obs
- coyote melon12 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard11 obs
- apricot globemallow9 obs
- white fiesta flower9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8424513727
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