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Iron Spring

Iron Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Iron Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,693 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1693 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.14906, -122.84602

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tomhead Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Wells Creek Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Lazyman Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Greasewood Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Elkhorn Peak: 5.9 mi
Springs: 54
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gemmil Gulch Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Iron Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnS 183°2,464 m7.8 mi
South Yolla BollyS 187°2,420 m7.7 mi
North Yolla Bolly MountainsWNW 296°2,381 m7.5 mi
Black Rock MountainWNW 294°2,367 m9.5 mi
Solomon PeakSSW 213°2,306 m10.6 mi
Hammerhorn MountainSSW 209°2,299 m11.6 mi
Twin PeaksS 182°2,247 m9.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 219°2,246 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0420:45
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3116:0616:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295387341

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