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Bearwallow Spring

Bearwallow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bearwallow Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 827 m. Black Butte stands 2,252 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Manzanita Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
827 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69750, -122.63059

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Doe Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Buck Point: 3.0 mi
  • Bald Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Valley View Mountain: 5.8 mi
Springs: 54
Parks: 12
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Green Army Man: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Lopes Cabin: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Bearwallow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteW 279°2,252 m13.0 mi
Brushy MountainW 259°2,053 m12.0 mi
Saint John MountainS 190°2,053 m18.5 mi
Bald MountainWSW 254°2,052 m19.0 mi
Ball RockNNW 343°2,025 m19.5 mi
Ball MountainNNW 333°1,993 m18.1 mi
Sheetiron MountainSSW 201°1,978 m15.2 mi
Dicks ButteWSW 254°1,918 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4420:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2916:0716:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454851566472787772625144
Precip in4.54.02.81.41.10.50.10.10.10.92.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stony Gorge Rsvr, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12062393156

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