French Spring
French Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,691 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Keynot Peak, a peak 2.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.
How to reach it
- 29.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Keynot Peak: 2.9 mi
- New York Butte: 4.0 mi
- Mount Inyo: 4.2 mi
- Haystack: 4.5 mi
- Long John Point: 4.6 mi
- Bed Spring: 3.0 mi
- Goat Springs: 3.1 mi
- Cove Spring: 4.4 mi
- Pat Keyes Spring: 5.5 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 6.2 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 5.7 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 7.3 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 7.6 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 7.7 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 7.8 mi
- Headframe: 3.2 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 3.2 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 6.5 mi
- Cousin Jack: 6.7 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 9.1 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 9.0 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 9.3 mi
- Barracks Garden: 9.4 mi
- Barracks Garden: 9.4 mi
- Kado's Garden: 9.5 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 7.9 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 7.9 mi
- Heart Arch: 8.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 8.3 mi
- Lathe Arch: 8.4 mi
- San Carlos: 11.5 mi
- Swansea: 11.5 mi
- Bend City: 12.5 mi
- Keeler: 14.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 14.6 mi
- Children's Tub: 15.3 mi
- Crystal Pool: 15.3 mi
- Bat Pool: 15.3 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 15.3 mi
- Volcano Pool: 15.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 8.6 mi
- Chocolate Block: 9.0 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 9.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 9.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 9.1 mi
- Spainhower Park: 6.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 8.5 mi
- Merritt Park: 9.8 mi
- Independence Park: 14.0 mi
- Dehy Park: 14.6 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 6.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 9.2 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 14.4 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 14.5 mi
- Miss Alabama: 7.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 9.7 mi
- Bat Pole: 13.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 17.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of French Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | WSW 248° | 4,419.6 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Williamson | W 266° | 4,383 m | 17.5 mi |
| Keeler Needle | WSW 247° | 4,361.2 m | 17.8 mi |
| Crooks Peak | WSW 247° | 4,341.7 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lewis Peak | WSW 247° | 4,306.7 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Russell | WSW 250° | 4,296 m | 17.4 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | WSW 247° | 4,289 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Langley | SW 232° | 4,277 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 14 mi away.
- Cottontop Cactus3 obs
- Shadscale Saltbush2 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus2 obs
- Panamint Rattlesnake1 obs
- Common Chuckwalla1 obs
- Notch-leaf Scorpionweed1 obs
- Scarlet Milkvetch1 obs
- Stream Orchid1 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/9231451465
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