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Cedar Spring

Cedar Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,156 m. Brokeoff Mountain stands 2,814 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17093, -121.66733

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flatiron Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Barkley Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 2.3 mi
  • Onion Summit: 5.3 mi
  • Onion Butte: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Lower Deer Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Sulphur Works: 20.4 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 21.7 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Fort Maxwell: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
  • Dig It Meadow: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Cedar Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeoff MountainNNE 17°2,814 m19.8 mi
Mount ConardNNE 26°2,491 m19.9 mi
Butt MountainENE 78°2,395 m15.2 mi
Locke PeakESE 103°2,182 m14.3 mi
Rocky PeakNNE 12°2,172 m18.0 mi
Eagle RocksE 92°2,149 m13.6 mi
Humboldt PeakE 96°2,147 m12.6 mi
Snow MountainESE 119°2,127 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3819:5920:40
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2616:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295323657

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