Kangaroo Spring
Kangaroo Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,705 m. Condrey Mountain stands 2,164 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kangaroo Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kangaroo Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Red Butte: 1.1 mi
- Upper Devils Peak: 1.6 mi
- Desolation Peak: 1.6 mi
- Middle Devils Peak: 2.2 mi
- Jackass Spring: 1.5 mi
- Quail Spring: 3.1 mi
- Alder Spring: 3.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 4.7 mi
- Whisky Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cook and Green Trailhead: 4.6 mi
- Stein butte trailhead: 7.0 mi
- Fir glade trailhead: 8.0 mi
- Bigfoot Trap: 10.2 mi
- Sanctuary One: 12.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ponytail Falls: 3.5 mi
- Loretta Falls: 18.4 mi
- Maple Falls: 18.5 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 24.0 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 12.4 mi
- Cantrall Buckley County Park: 22.2 mi
- Tunnel Ridge Recreation Site: 22.3 mi
- Little Applegate Recreation Site: 22.9 mi
- Copper: 8.1 mi
- Buncom: 20.5 mi
- Sterlingville: 25.0 mi
- Madronita: 24.8 mi
- Tree of life: 24.8 mi
- Dragonfly: 24.9 mi
- Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 15.2 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 10.2 mi
- Ferry Point: 20.6 mi
- The People's Center: 12.8 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 16.7 mi
- Seattle Bar Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Jones Beach: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Kangaroo Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condrey Mountain | E 82° | 2,164 m | 11.1 mi |
| Scraggy Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,117 m | 10.3 mi |
| Lake Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,096 m | 11.9 mi |
| Dry Lake Mountain | E 92° | 2,063 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Butte | NNE 25° | 2,054 m | 1.1 mi |
| Kangaroo Mountain | NW 321° | 2,040 m | 0.5 mi |
| Arnold Mountain | NW 321° | 2,026.31 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WNW 301° | 1,966.265 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruch, 23 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5,192 | 5,589 | 5,973 | 5,652 | 4,877 | 3,079 | 1,569 | 1,337 | 1,512 | 1,926 | 2,662 | 4,074 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Klamath R NR Seiad Valley CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Glacier Lily24 obs
- cliff maids23 obs
- Pacific trillium14 obs
- Brewer's spruce14 obs
- split-haired paintbrush12 obs
- Arrowleaf Buckwheat11 obs
- Mountain Bog Gentian10 obs
- shorthorn steer's head9 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/1008428252
Day trips start here
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 17 mi
- Klamath River · 19 mi
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