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Hummingbird Spring

Hummingbird Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Hummingbird Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 971 m. Black Butte stands 2,252 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doe Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
971 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.70748, -122.65997

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Doe Peak: 0.3 mi
  • Buck Point: 2.1 mi
  • Red Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Valley View Mountain: 4.6 mi
Springs: 55
Parks: 8
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Lopes Cabin: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Green Army Man: 23.8 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Hummingbird Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteW 277°2,252 m11.4 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 254°2,053 m10.7 mi
Bald MountainWSW 250°2,052 m17.8 mi
Ball MountainNNW 337°1,993 m16.8 mi
Sheetiron MountainSSW 195°1,978 m15.4 mi
Dicks ButteWSW 250°1,918 m16.2 mi
Little BaldyWSW 252°1,893 m16.8 mi
Pole PointWSW 242°1,877 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4420:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2916:0716:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454851566472787772625144
Precip in4.54.02.81.41.10.50.10.10.10.92.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stony Gorge Rsvr, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12062392438

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