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Johnson Spring

Johnson Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,039 m. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrel Springs, a spring 1.3 miles away.

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Coordinates36.90922, -118.07957
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 48
Attractions: 16
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 15.8 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 18.1 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 19.1 mi
  • Boot Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Prospect: 8.8 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 9.2 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 13.5 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 13.5 mi
  • Monola: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Arai Pond: 13.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Administration Circle Garden: 13.2 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Heart Arch: 20.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 20.6 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 20.6 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 21.2 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 21.2 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Paul's Paradise: 21.2 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 22.5 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 22.7 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Bat Pool: 18.4 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 18.4 mi
  • Children's Tub: 18.4 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 18.4 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 18.5 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Paiute Mural: 13.2 mi
  • Bat Pole: 17.6 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Johnson Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainWNW 292°4,269 m20.4 mi
Mount KeithSW 225°4,249 m20.5 mi
University PeakSW 235°4,138 m19.2 mi
Birch MountainWNW 300°4,134 m21.5 mi
Mount PinchotW 278°4,113.6 m18.2 mi
Mount PraterWNW 294°4,107 m21.5 mi
Cardinal MountainWNW 289°4,076 m19.4 mi
Black MountainWSW 247°4,045 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3720:16
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Beavertail Pricklypear12 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus10 obs
  • Scarlet Milkvetch7 obs
  • Notch-leaf Scorpionweed5 obs
  • Stream Orchid5 obs
  • Badger Flat threadplant5 obs
  • Panamint Rattlesnake4 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11285043897

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