Skip to content

Deer Spring

Deer Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,313 m. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner Springs, a spring 2.0 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67289, -118.62420

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Historic sites: 17
Parks: 14
  • Crowley Park: 10.0 mi
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 12.8 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 17.3 mi
  • Clark Canyon: 17.7 mi
  • Trails End Park: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Deer Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakE 97°4,344 m20.3 mi
Mount MorganSSW 198°4,186 m19.4 mi
Mount DuboisENE 64°4,126 m17.1 mi
The JumpoffENE 57°4,126 m17.7 mi
Montgomery PeakNE 52°4,098 m18.5 mi
Ruby PeakSSW 205°4,021 m20.2 mi
Boundary PeakNE 51°4,007 m19.1 mi
Red Slate MountainSW 230°4,005 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3419:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0715:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 19 mi away.

  • Hopsage3 obs
  • golden goodmania3 obs
  • Bitterroot2 obs
  • cushion buckwheat2 obs
  • Bridges' penstemon2 obs
  • transmontane sand-verbena2 obs
  • King's Mousetail2 obs
  • Death Valley Phacelia2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8436801417

More springs in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Deer Spring.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens