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Deer Horn Spring

Deer Horn Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Horn Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 765 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Ridge, a peak 0.3 miles away.

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Seasonal
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Getting there

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Coordinates37.21193, -121.54347
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Middle Ridge: 0.3 mi
  • Middle Ridge: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Sizer: 1.6 mi
  • Divide Ridge: 2.6 mi
  • Hat Rock: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Henry Coe Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Memorial for Ann Sobrato: 7.8 mi
  • Gilroy Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
  • 21-Mile House Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
  • Anza Expedition Campsite: 9.9 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 2.2 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 6.1 mi
  • Jackson Oaks Park: 6.2 mi
  • Decorative Fountain With Gazebo: 6.5 mi
  • Conte Gardens Park: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Twin Redwoods Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Cooper's Point Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Calaveras Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 8.3 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 11.1 mi
  • Frog pond: 12.8 mi
  • Solis Winery: 12.9 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 12.9 mi
Artworks
Springs: 31
Museums: 31
Gardens: 29
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 15.0 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pacheco Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Robison Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Bonfante Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Deer Horn Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNW 333°1,327 m10.5 mi
Observatory PeakNNW 329°1,298 m10.5 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNW 334°1,295 m10.4 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNNW 330°1,286 m10.4 mi
Mount HamiltonNNW 329°1,279 m10.5 mi
Huyghens PeakNNW 329°1,276 m10.4 mi
Mount IsabelNNW 332°1,275 m9.0 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 333°1,273 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:30
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs87.515915491.252.148.140.036.031.828.423.646.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coyote C NR Madrone CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Big Berry Manzanita166 obs
  • White Globe Lily100 obs
  • Pacific hound's tongue99 obs
  • Henderson's shooting star80 obs
  • Acorn Woodpecker75 obs
  • milkmaids74 obs
  • Western Ponderosa Pine71 obs
  • Bowltube Iris69 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12497365935

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