Spring · California
Howard Spring
Howard Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,316 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wible Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1316 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.26527, -121.68653
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lyons Peak: 3.5 mi
- Turner Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Black Butte: 4.9 mi
- Cold Creek Butte: 6.1 mi
Springs: 51
- Wible Spring: 0.7 mi
- Sheep Camp Spring: 1.5 mi
- Maidenhair Spring: 1.8 mi
- Doty Spring: 2.3 mi
- Deadhorse Falls Spring: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Deadhorse Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lower Deer Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Bluff Falls: 13.0 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Mill Creek Rim: 3.9 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Warner Valley Rim: 21.4 mi
- Bonnie Craigs: 22.8 mi
- Palisade Cliff: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Sulphur Works: 15.0 mi
- Bumpass Hell: 16.5 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 18.0 mi
- Seismograph: 19.8 mi
- Devastated Area: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Big Boiler: 16.5 mi
- Pyrite Pool: 16.5 mi
- Turquoise Pool: 16.5 mi
- Drakesbad Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
- Terminal Geyser: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Deer Creek Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Dales Lake Ecological Reserve: 20.3 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Elam Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Kings Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Philbrook Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Parks: 3
- Meadow Park: 18.9 mi
- Dig It Meadow: 24.2 mi
- Chester Park: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Maxwell: 21.9 mi
- Mount Harkness Lookout: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Shingletown Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- Totem Pole: 18.8 mi
Museums: 1
- Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Howard Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lassen Peak | NNE 32° | 3,187 m | 18.1 mi |
| Brokeoff Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,814 m | 14.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NNE 31° | 2,811 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Diller | NNE 28° | 2,750 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ski Heil Peak | NNE 31° | 2,721 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Helen | NE 34° | 2,694 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pilot Pinnacle | NNE 30° | 2,672 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bumpass Mountain | NE 36° | 2,664 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2295387340
Day trips start here
- Shingletown · 18 mi
- Lassen Volcanic National Park · 22 mi
- Red Bluff · 30 mi
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