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East Fork Spring

East Fork Spring, seen from above at true elevation

East Fork Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,289 m. Sunday Peak stands 2,531 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Fork Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86014, -118.64483

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Attractions: 9
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 8.5 mi
  • Cabin 234: 9.8 mi
  • Cabin 236: 9.8 mi
  • Cabin 240: 9.8 mi
  • R-Ranch Adult Building: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • South Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Nobe Young Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Salmon Creek Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Seven Teacups: 12.9 mi
  • Cholollo Falls: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of East Fork Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunday PeakSSE 148°2,531 m6.3 mi
Onion Meadow PeakN 11°2,529 m12.0 mi
Tobias PeakE 100°2,526 m4.1 mi
Mule PeakN 9°2,477 m10.9 mi
Bull Run PeakESE 117°2,448 m4.3 mi
Portuguese PeakSE 145°2,417 m5.8 mi
Baker PeakE 90°2,416 m6.9 mi
Baker PointE 94°2,360 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505664717065564741
Precip in3.73.53.11.70.80.20.10.10.10.91.93.3

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

  • California incense-cedar6 obs
  • cardinal catchfly6 obs
  • Ensatina4 obs
  • Purple Chinese Houses4 obs
  • greater periwinkle4 obs
  • Whiteleaf Manzanita4 obs
  • woollypod milkweed4 obs
  • Wild Turkey3 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/887146085

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