Dad Lofton Spring
Dad Lofton Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,840 m. Red Hill stands 2,090 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Grizzly Peak: 0.2 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Butte: 2.5 mi
- Oak Knob: 2.8 mi
- Dutchman Peak: 3.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.8 mi
- Middle Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lewisia Falls: 9.9 mi
- Kinner Falls: 10.9 mi
- Bigalow Bridge Day Use Area: 5.9 mi
- Lakin Dam: 6.3 mi
- Upper Falls Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Lower Falls Day Use Area: 6.7 mi
- Riverside Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
- Hoo Hoo Park: 11.0 mi
- Tauhindauli Park: 16.2 mi
- Castle Crags State Park: 19.4 mi
- Shastice Park: 20.6 mi
- Mount Shasta City Park: 22.0 mi
- Deer Springs: 5.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 17.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 18.0 mi
- Panther Springs: 18.6 mi
- Popcorn Spring: 20.3 mi
- Smithy: 6.5 mi
- Ladies cabin: 6.5 mi
- Battle Rock: 17.7 mi
- Everett Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Monroe Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Cosmic Wall: 18.4 mi
- Castle Crags: 19.1 mi
- Red Banks: 20.9 mi
- Red Banks: 21.0 mi
- The Rim: 22.9 mi
- Heritage Junction Museum: 11.2 mi
- Siskiyou Arts Museum: 15.8 mi
- Sisson Museum: 21.4 mi
- 1727 Class M6: 16.3 mi
- "Stand by Me" Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Siskiyou Art Musuem: 15.8 mi
- Hillcrest Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Sisson Meadow: 20.9 mi
- Lake Siskiyou Beach: 20.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Dad Lofton Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NW 320° | 2,090 m | 17.2 mi |
| Douglas Butte | NW 319° | 2,001.622 m | 16.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,977 m | 17.7 mi |
| Black Fox Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,976 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mushroom Rock | ENE 72° | 1,897 m | 7.0 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | ENE 61° | 1,892 m | 0.2 mi |
| Marmot Ridge | NW 318° | 1,874.52 m | 17.5 mi |
| Little Black Fox Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,869 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:59 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccloud, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jun–Nov — fullest in Oct, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 141 | 122 | 123 | 128 | 153 | 179 | 187 | 190 | 201 | 202 | 195 | 164 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mccloud R BL Mccloud Dam NR Mccloud CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Mule Deer8 obs
- Umbrella Plant6 obs
- California black oak3 obs
- Common Sagebrush Lizard3 obs
- white fir3 obs
- Violet draperia3 obs
- California groundcone3 obs
- Azure Penstemon3 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/1049540420
Day trips start here
- McCloud · 11 mi
- Dunsmuir · 16 mi
- Mount Shasta · 21 mi
- Lakehead · 26 mi
- Shasta County · 27 mi
- Weed · 29 mi
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