Baxter Spring
Baxter Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,346 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaspipe Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 23 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sagehen Peak: 2.3 mi
- Granite Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Cowtrack Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Indiana Summit: 7.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 0.8 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 1.8 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 1.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Spring: 4.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.7 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 13.7 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 13.8 mi
- Lee Vining: 16.1 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 17.2 mi
- Clark Canyon: 7.9 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 12.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 15.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 18.0 mi
- Warm Springs: 10.5 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- The Alcove: 7.9 mi
- The Wave: 7.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 21.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 23.3 mi
- Dore Cliff: 24.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 11.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 14.7 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.2 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 20.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 18.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 21.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 21.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 23.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 23.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.7 mi
- State Line: 20.2 mi
- Bennettville: 23.4 mi
- Bodie: 24.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 18.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 20.0 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 16.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 18.6 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 24.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Baxter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | W 273° | 3,976 m | 21.0 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WSW 256° | 3,958 m | 20.9 mi |
| Koip Peak | WSW 256° | 3,954 m | 20.5 mi |
| Parker Peak | WSW 255° | 3,919 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | W 268° | 3,893 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | WSW 252° | 3,881 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Wood | WSW 254° | 3,858 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Lewis | W 261° | 3,765 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 16 mi away.
- Granite Prickly Phlox6 obs
- skunky monkeyflower6 obs
- pumice alpinegold5 obs
- Mono Lake Lupine5 obs
- two-colored phacelia4 obs
- Domestic Horse4 obs
- Cushion Cryptantha4 obs
- Scale Bud3 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/12717600346
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 13 mi
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