Faulkstein Spring
Faulkstein Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,806 m. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Stud Horse Spring, a spring 2.8 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Big Ridge: 4.3 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Huckleberry Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Grider Ridge: 4.6 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 2.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 2.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.1 mi
- Buckhorn Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.9 mi
- Open Soon: 17.9 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 22.5 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 22.5 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 22.5 mi
- Skeleton Car: 22.6 mi
- Maple Falls: 4.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.4 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 15.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 23.7 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 6.6 mi
- Cook and Green Trailhead: 18.8 mi
- Stein butte trailhead: 21.0 mi
- Fir glade trailhead: 21.2 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 24.1 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 9.4 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 16.2 mi
- Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 22.9 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 22.9 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 5.2 mi
- Ferry Point: 13.2 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 11.3 mi
- City Park: 18.8 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 22.6 mi
- The People's Center: 11.7 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 18.9 mi
- Etna Museum: 22.9 mi
- Jones Beach: 7.9 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Copper: 22.0 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Faulkstein Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | SSE 153° | 2,512 m | 10.1 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | S 187° | 2,268 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kings Castle | SSW 198° | 2,257 m | 6.8 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | S 179° | 2,215 m | 7.6 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 219° | 2,141 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tom Martin Peak | ENE 68° | 2,140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Marble Mountain | S 189° | 2,131 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bear Wallow Peak | S 170° | 2,116 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:09 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 28 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 994 | 1,089 | 1,005 | 1,007 | 1,111 | 667 | 166 | 52.9 | 45.0 | 93.5 | 282 | 745 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Scott R NR Fort Jones CA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Propertius Duskywing2 obs
- Flying Saucer Lady Beetle2 obs
- Scott Bar Salamander1 obs
- Ensatina1 obs
- North American River Otter1 obs
- western columbine1 obs
- Lorquin's Admiral1 obs
- Solomon's plume1 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/1009489511
Day trips start here
- Klamath River · 21 mi
- Etna · 23 mi
- Yreka · 28 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 29 mi
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