Jackass Spring
Jackass Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,414 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourth of July Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Mountain: 1.9 mi
- East Sister: 4.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Middle Sister: 5.1 mi
- Desert Creek Peak: 5.4 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 1.0 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 1.3 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 3.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.7 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 5.0 mi
- Walker Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 12.9 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 13.9 mi
- Bridgeport: 15.6 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Clinton: 10.6 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 21.6 mi
- Barney Riley: 21.7 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 14.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.1 mi
- Carson Falls: 17.3 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 19.0 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.5 mi
- Sweetwater: 12.3 mi
- Pine Grove: 16.1 mi
- Rockland: 16.6 mi
- Masonic: 19.1 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
- Mono County Museum: 21.7 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 21.7 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 24.3 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 6.5 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 22.7 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
- The Elbow: 19.7 mi
- Locomotive Point: 21.9 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 23.4 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Jackass Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSE 155° | 3,552 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 153° | 3,545 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sonora Peak | SW 226° | 3,484 m | 19.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 228° | 3,470 m | 17.6 mi |
| South Sister | SE 140° | 3,463 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SW 234° | 3,426 m | 19.6 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | SW 224° | 3,355 m | 13.8 mi |
| Highland Peak | W 269° | 3,324 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 15 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 83.6 | 132 | 317 | 803 | 977 | 511 | 159 | 79.0 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 67.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Bodie Hills Cusickiella2 obs
- American Beaver1 obs
- Redstem Springbeauty1 obs
- Bushy Bird's-beak1 obs
- sweetwater mountains draba1 obs
- desert gooseberry1 obs
- Belding's Ground Squirrel1 obs
- Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard1 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/4681101518
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