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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
972 m
Tallest summit within 21.1 miles
Grinnell Mountain3,138 m · 20.0 mi
Nearest byway
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway28.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:03local time
Coordinates
34.4057, -116.7208
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 972 m. Grinnell Mountain stands 3,138 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Woman Springs, a spring 1.1 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grinnell MountainSSW 194°3,138 m20.0 mi
Lake PeakSSW 194°3,095 m20.8 mi
Zahniser PeakSSW 196°3,065 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 201°3,029 m15.3 mi
Onyx PeakS 177°2,778 m14.8 mi
Wysup PeakS 179°2,740 m17.0 mi
SugarlumpSSW 209°2,679 m15.4 mi
Butler PeakWSW 238°2,571 m19.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954606878838376655345
Precip in1.41.20.50.30.20.00.30.30.20.40.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson Valley, 11 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cushenbury Canyon C NR Lucerne Valley CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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