Fourth of July Spring
Fourth of July Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,448 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackass Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off.
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Mountain: 2.2 mi
- East Sister: 3.9 mi
- Middle Sister: 4.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.7 mi
- South Sister: 5.2 mi
- Jackass Spring: 1.0 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 2.0 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 4.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.6 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 6.2 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Clinton: 9.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 13.4 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 21.1 mi
- Barney Riley: 22.6 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 5.5 mi
- Walker Community Park: 6.9 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 13.8 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 14.1 mi
- Bridgeport: 15.6 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 14.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.1 mi
- Carson Falls: 17.9 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 19.0 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.6 mi
- Sweetwater: 11.3 mi
- Pine Grove: 15.7 mi
- Rockland: 16.1 mi
- Masonic: 18.2 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 23.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
- The Elbow: 18.8 mi
- Mono County Museum: 20.9 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 21.0 mi
- Locomotive Point: 21.0 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 24.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Fourth of July Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSE 159° | 3,552 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 156° | 3,545 m | 9.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 196° | 3,524 m | 22.1 mi |
| Sonora Peak | SW 229° | 3,484 m | 19.9 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 231° | 3,470 m | 17.9 mi |
| South Sister | SE 143° | 3,463 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | WSW 237° | 3,426 m | 20.0 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | SW 228° | 3,355 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 16 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 83.6 | 132 | 317 | 803 | 977 | 511 | 159 | 79.0 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 67.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- American Pika1 obs
- Redstem Springbeauty1 obs
- wavyleaf paintbrush1 obs
- Bushy Bird's-beak1 obs
- Bodie Hills Cusickiella1 obs
- sweetwater mountains draba1 obs
- desert gooseberry1 obs
- Yellowstone grounddaisy1 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/12717600348
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