Hunter's Spring
Hunter's Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of -20 m. Eagle Mountain stands 1,631 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bat Caves Buttes, a peak 4.2 miles away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
How to reach it
76 named places within 25 miles
- Hot Mineral Spa: 7.4 mi
- Gucci Spring: 7.6 mi
- Canyon Spring: 8.9 mi
- Hidden Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sheep Hole Oasis: 10.1 mi
- Bat Caves Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Orocopia Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Buried Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Blake Hill: 12.0 mi
- Travertine Rock: 16.1 mi
- Costa Mesa Lot: 9.9 mi
- Tank Yard: 12.6 mi
- Niland-Geyser: 18.7 mi
- Calcite Mine: 22.6 mi
- Gas Domes: 23.3 mi
- North Shore Community Park: 8.9 mi
- Parque De Pueblo: 8.9 mi
- Niland Marina County Park: 11.9 mi
- Salton City Park: 17.1 mi
- Mecca Sports Complex: 17.4 mi
- Salton Beach: 5.5 mi
- Betz Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sneaker Beach: 7.6 mi
- Bombay Beach: 10.3 mi
- Sea View Beach: 19.5 mi
- Da Vinci Fish: 10.0 mi
- East Jesus: 24.4 mi
- Noah's Ark: 24.5 mi
- Salvation Mountain: 24.5 mi
- Shaver's Well: 11.6 mi
- Camp Young: 12.2 mi
- General George S. Patton Statue: 12.6 mi
- Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- General George S. Patton Museum: 12.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Rock Hill Unit: 23.4 mi
- Hot springs of Slab city: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hunter's Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | N 10° | 1,631 m | 17.9 mi |
| Monument Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,419 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Point | NNW 338° | 1,349 m | 17.4 mi |
| Orocopia Mountain | N 7° | 1,117 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mastodon Peak | N 359° | 1,035 m | 17.0 mi |
| Blake Hill | NW 319° | 540 m | 12.0 mi |
| Buried Mountain | NNW 341° | 440 m | 11.7 mi |
| Clay Point | SW 218° | 29 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiriaco Summit, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salt C NR Mecca, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Mecca Woodyaster23 obs
- California fan palm21 obs
- saltcedar17 obs
- alkali goldenbush14 obs
- Creosote Bush8 obs
- desert fivespot7 obs
- Schott's Pygmycedar7 obs
- Burrobush6 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/12070207295
Day trips start here
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