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Dead Mule Spring

Dead Mule Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Dead Mule Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,551 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Beverly Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1551 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.84682, -122.82722
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Goat Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Bear Den: 6.1 mi
  • Ball Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • All Top: 6.6 mi
  • Uhl Peak: 6.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Hidden Oaks Park: 22.3 mi
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 24.4 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Dead Mule Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnN 354°2,464 m13.2 mi
South Yolla BollyN 352°2,420 m13.4 mi
Solomon PeakNNW 331°2,306 m13.8 mi
Hammerhorn MountainNNW 329°2,299 m12.5 mi
Black ButteSSW 196°2,252 m8.6 mi
Twin PeaksN 353°2,247 m11.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 334°2,246 m15.3 mi
Harvey PeakNNW 344°2,221 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:24
June solstice05:4420:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3016:0816:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549535966737166574741
Precip in7.86.85.22.81.60.80.00.20.22.04.38.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 22 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295368836

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