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Kirkwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,068 m
Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
Mount Dana3,976 m · 18.7 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road19.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:23local time
Coordinates
38.1191, -119.0202
Kirkwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Kirkwood Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,068 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Waford Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Kirkwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaSW 216°3,976 m18.7 mi
Mount ConnessWSW 237°3,825 m19.5 mi
Excelsior MountainWSW 247°3,791 m16.8 mi
Dunderberg PeakWSW 255°3,774 m14.3 mi
Mount WarrenSW 231°3,758 m14.2 mi
Twin PeaksW 263°3,756 m18.6 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakW 262°3,731 m18.3 mi
North PeakWSW 240°3,728 m18.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 41
Historic sites: 19
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10.412.115.516.830.739.634.025.216.011.310.59.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lundy PP Tailrace NR Lee Vining CA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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