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Jackson Spring Creek

Jackson Spring Creek, seen from above at true elevation

Jackson Spring Creek is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Black Butte stands 2,252 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Burris Creek Recreation Area, a park 3.6 miles away. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
207 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.83971, -122.45306

120 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
Peaks: 38
  • Black Butte: 5.6 mi
  • Williams Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Orland Buttes: 7.3 mi
  • Owens Butte: 7.4 mi
  • Digger Pine Hill: 8.1 mi
Parks: 25
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Buckhorn Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
  • Grizzly Flat Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Pass Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Observation Point Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackson Spring Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteWSW 251°2,252 m23.6 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 300°2,247 m24.4 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 240°2,053 m24.4 mi
Ball RockWNW 300°2,025 m17.5 mi
Oven LidNW 306°2,021 m22.5 mi
Ball MountainWNW 290°1,993 m18.7 mi
Goat HillW 268°1,865 m16.3 mi
Ford HillWSW 239°1,813 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0220:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606775797774655447
Precip in4.54.12.81.41.10.40.00.10.20.92.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orland, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295387342

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