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Braitman Spring

Braitman Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Braitman Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,258 m. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.37280, -118.23811

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 60
Parks: 20
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 14.2 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 17.8 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 20.3 mi
  • The Cross on the Loop: 20.5 mi
  • Martyr's Rock: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Donley: 15.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 18.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braitman Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakWNW 302°2,565 m10.2 mi
Brown PeakNW 306°2,466 m13.0 mi
Liebel PeakNW 316°2,452 m12.9 mi
Inspiration PointNW 325°2,387 m11.7 mi
Sorrell PeakNW 317°2,348 m4.2 mi
Breckenridge MountainWNW 286°2,298 m20.2 mi
Skinner PeakNNE 25°2,172 m14.8 mi
Sunset PointNW 317°2,100 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3919:3420:12
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5916:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 10 mi away.

  • Menzies' baby blue eyes5 obs
  • Buckbrush4 obs
  • Tricolored Blackbird3 obs
  • Loggerhead Shrike3 obs
  • creamcups3 obs
  • Chia3 obs
  • whitedaisy tidytips3 obs
  • Dobie Pod3 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/9461130814

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