Buttermilk Spring
Buttermilk Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,523 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackjack Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1523 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackjack Spring: 0.4 mi
- Beverly Spring: 1.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 1.1 mi
- Lightning Spring: 1.7 mi
- Dead Mule Spring: 2.1 mi
- Oak Knoll: 4.9 mi
- Uhl Peak: 5.0 mi
- Anthony Peak: 5.4 mi
- Goat Hill: 5.5 mi
- Buck Rock: 6.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.0 mi
- Stony Point: 12.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 21.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 15.8 mi
- California Historical Landmark #674 Round Valley: 21.9 mi
- Hidden Oaks Park: 20.3 mi
- Burris Creek Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Plaskett Meadows Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Buttermilk Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Linn | N 2° | 2,464 m | 13.8 mi |
| South Yolla Bolly | N 360° | 2,420 m | 13.9 mi |
| Solomon Peak | NNW 339° | 2,306 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hammerhorn Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,299 m | 12.3 mi |
| Black Butte | S 183° | 2,252 m | 7.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | N 3° | 2,247 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,246 m | 15.2 mi |
| Harvey Peak | N 352° | 2,221 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 8.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 20 mi away.
- Purdy's fritillary2 obs
- Clustered Lady's Slipper1 obs
- Anise Swallowtail1 obs
- Naked Buckwheat1 obs
- Western Grisette1 obs
- Hydaspe Fritillary1 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2295323655
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