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Johnny-come-lately Spring

Johnny-come-lately Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Johnny-come-lately Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 517 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shady Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

Developed with piping and an open concrete stock tank. Not always filled, but there are a few wetland plants around. Name inscribed on the rim of the tank.

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Coordinates37.87936, -121.95137
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Peaks
  • Wall Point: 1.6 mi
  • Eagle Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Ransom Point: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Diablo: 2.0 mi
  • Devil's Pulpit: 2.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Mitchell Creek Park: 2.8 mi
  • Oak Hill Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pine Creek Park & Greenway: 3.5 mi
  • Dana Hills Park: 3.5 mi
  • Northgate Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 2.9 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 7.4 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 8.5 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 8.5 mi
  • Hurricane Harbor: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Diablo Road Stump: 3.2 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 4.4 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Small): 4.5 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 4.5 mi
  • Storyvanes: 5.0 mi
Gardens
  • Blackhawk logo: 4.4 mi
  • Communuity Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Ruth Bancroft Garden: 5.5 mi
Springs: 15
Beaches: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 2.6 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 7.9 mi
  • Chab: 14.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Johnny-come-lately Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloE 85°1,173 m2.0 mi
Devil's PulpitE 86°1,110 m2.2 mi
North PeakENE 71°1,084 m2.9 mi
Ransom PointENE 77°1,037 m2.0 mi
Mount OlympiaENE 61°898 m3.1 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 24°722 m1.7 mi
Red Leg PeakESE 103°652 m7.3 mi
Oyster PointSE 130°644 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:34
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 1 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs8.19.37.54.31.30.50.20.10.10.40.53.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Ramon C A San Ramon CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9203792687

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