Big Springs
Big Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,216 m. Banner Peak stands 3,940 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Indiana Summit: 3.8 mi
- Gilbert Peak: 4.0 mi
- Glass Creek Dome: 4.3 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 4.4 mi
- Hartley Springs: 5.6 mi
- Ford Spring: 5.8 mi
- Antelope Spring: 6.0 mi
- McLaughlin Springs: 6.4 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 7.5 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 8.8 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Mill City Mine: 9.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 9.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Clark Canyon: 3.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 7.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 7.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 7.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 8.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 10.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.3 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 13.5 mi
- The Wave: 3.0 mi
- The Alcove: 3.0 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 12.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.5 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 17.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 7.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 13.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 14.1 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 15.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 13.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.1 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 9.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 9.5 mi
- Bennettville: 21.7 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 8.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 2.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Big Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Peak | WSW 255° | 3,940 m | 14.4 mi |
| Parker Peak | WNW 288° | 3,919 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | WNW 282° | 3,881 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Wood | WNW 288° | 3,858 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | S 172° | 3,825 m | 13.3 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WSW 244° | 3,738 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Morrison | SSE 161° | 3,731 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WSW 243° | 3,730 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 7 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Mar.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 22.4 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 22.8 | 33.4 | 47.8 | 40.1 | 26.5 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 23.7 | 23.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Deadman C A Big Springs NR Crestview CA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Mountain Bluebird10 obs
- White-breasted Nuthatch6 obs
- Black-backed Woodpecker6 obs
- wax currant6 obs
- Bald Eagle5 obs
- Western Wood-Pewee5 obs
- Williamson's Sapsucker5 obs
- Mule Deer5 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/908962984
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 19 mi
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