- Elevation, modelled
- 1,573 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- Boundary Hill2,575 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road7.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 37.6466, -119.7658
Barrel Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,573 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinoche Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 7.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Barrel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Hill | NE 43° | 2,575 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ostrander Rocks | ENE 72° | 2,482 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sentinel Dome | ENE 62° | 2,475 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tempo Dome | E 87° | 2,393.1 m | 6.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NE 50° | 2,362 m | 10.7 mi |
| El Capitan | NE 49° | 2,307 m | 9.3 mi |
| Taft Point | ENE 62° | 2,286 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dewey Point | ENE 58° | 2,236 m | 7.5 mi |
- 7.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 19 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinoche Peak: 1.0 mi
- Brown Peak: 2.2 mi
- Eagle Peak: 3.1 mi
- Casa Diablo: 4.0 mi
- Marble Point: 4.6 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 1.5 mi
- Foresta Falls: 3.2 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 5.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 5.9 mi
- The Cascades: 6.3 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 2.2 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 9.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 12.0 mi
- Indian Village: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 12.0 mi
- Fern Spring: 7.3 mi
- Moss Spring: 7.5 mi
- Black Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 2.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 2.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 7.1 mi
- Valley View Parking: 7.2 mi
- Merced Grove: 8.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 2.3 mi
- Midpines Park: 11.8 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 15.7 mi
- Mariposa Park: 15.8 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 18.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 4.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 7.2 mi
- Rockslides: 7.8 mi
- Profile Cliff: 10.0 mi
- The Fissures: 10.0 mi
- Glacier Point: 12.0 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 9.8 mi
- John Muir: 11.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 12.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 12.4 mi
- Cat Town: 17.7 mi
- Agua Fria: 17.9 mi
- Mount Ophir: 18.7 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 17.9 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 22.8 mi
- Dedication Garden: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 213 | 264 | 454 | 1,181 | 2,353 | 1,893 | 638 | 146 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 119 | 179 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Pohono Bridge NR Yosemite CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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