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Hot Springs

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Elevation, modelled
2,138 m
Tallest summit within 16.0 miles
Red Slate Mountain4,005 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road26.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:21local time
Coordinates
37.6905, -118.8444
Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Hot Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,138 m. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Creek Hot Springs, a hot spring 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 27 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Slate MountainS 186°4,005 m12.7 mi
Mount MorganSSE 164°3,962 m12.9 mi
Esha PeakSSE 167°3,953 m12.8 mi
Mount StanfordS 169°3,908 m14.1 mi
Red and White MountainS 183°3,908 m14.6 mi
Mount BaldwinS 182°3,838 m10.9 mi
Bloody MountainSSW 201°3,825 m9.6 mi
Mount CrockerS 176°3,797 m14.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs42.842.343.947.468.195.179.156.848.144.543.641.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hot C A Flume NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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