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Bed Spring

Bed Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bed Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,145 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Inyo, a peak 1.4 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71755, -117.99941

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 17
  • Sherwood Forest Tree: 8.0 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 8.3 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 9.0 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 9.1 mi
  • Boot Arch: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Headframe: 6.1 mi
  • Old dump truck bed: 6.2 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 8.9 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Administration Circle Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 8.7 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Hitching Post Arch: 9.9 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 9.9 mi
  • Heart Arch: 10.0 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 10.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Paul's Paradise: 10.5 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 11.2 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 11.3 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.3 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Children's Tub: 13.9 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 13.9 mi
  • Bat Pool: 13.9 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 13.9 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 14.5 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Paiute Mural: 8.8 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 10.0 mi
  • Bat Pole: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Bed Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWSW 239°4,419.6 m18.9 mi
Mount WilliamsonWSW 256°4,383 m17.8 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW 239°4,361.2 m18.9 mi
Crooks PeakWSW 239°4,341.7 m18.9 mi
Lewis PeakWSW 238°4,306.7 m18.9 mi
Mount RussellWSW 241°4,296 m18.4 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW 238°4,289 m19.0 mi
Mount LangleySW 225°4,277 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3620:15
September equinox06:4118:1618:50
December solstice07:0216:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 13 mi away.

  • Great Basin bristlecone pine8 obs
  • Cottontop Cactus8 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear7 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus7 obs
  • singleleaf pinyon5 obs
  • Utah Juniper5 obs
  • Plains Pricklypear5 obs
  • shiny sandpaper plant4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9284992654

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