Indian Spring
Indian Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,301 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowtrack Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 22 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
- Lembert Dome · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowtrack Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Granite Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Sagehen Peak: 6.7 mi
- Crater Mountain: 9.3 mi
- North Crater Panum Crater: 10.1 mi
- Cowtrack Spring: 3.7 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 3.9 mi
- Simons Spring: 4.2 mi
- Baxter Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 5.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.8 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 13.2 mi
- Lee Vining: 14.1 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 15.1 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 17.9 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 10.8 mi
- Clark Canyon: 11.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 16.0 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 16.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 6.0 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 6.8 mi
- Bodie: 20.0 mi
- Bennettville: 21.8 mi
- State Line: 22.8 mi
- Aurora: 23.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 8.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 9.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 14.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 16.2 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 24.6 mi
- The Alcove: 11.4 mi
- The Wave: 11.4 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Dore Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 8.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 15.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 20.0 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 22.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 22.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 19.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 24.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 24.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Indian Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | W 260° | 3,976 m | 19.9 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WSW 244° | 3,958 m | 21.1 mi |
| Koip Peak | WSW 244° | 3,954 m | 20.8 mi |
| Parker Peak | WSW 242° | 3,919 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | WSW 256° | 3,893 m | 19.7 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | WSW 240° | 3,881 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Wood | WSW 240° | 3,858 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Lewis | WSW 248° | 3,765 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 14 mi away.
- Mono Lake Lupine9 obs
- Antelope Bitterbrush3 obs
- Big Sagebrush3 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush2 obs
- two-colored phacelia2 obs
- Sand Ricegrass2 obs
- Greater Roadrunner1 obs
- Long-eared Owl1 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/12717600349
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 9 mi
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