Layton Springs
Layton Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,075 m. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Crowley Lake Stone Columns, a attraction 2.0 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 4.8 mi
- McGee Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Mono Jim Peak: 8.2 mi
- Mini Morrison: 8.5 mi
- Deer Spring: 6.1 mi
- Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- Moran Spring: 7.8 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 7.8 mi
- Banner Springs: 8.0 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 5.8 mi
- Convict Lake: 7.5 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 7.6 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 12.4 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Crowley Park: 4.9 mi
- Trails End Park: 12.2 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 13.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 14.1 mi
- Clark Canyon: 14.6 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 2.8 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 3.8 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 5.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Upper Gorge: 11.3 mi
- The Wave: 14.6 mi
- The Alcove: 14.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 15.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.7 mi
- Minarets Falls: 19.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 20.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 18.4 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 2.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 19.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.5 mi
- Casa Diablo: 10.2 mi
- State Line: 18.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 13.0 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Layton Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morgan | S 181° | 4,186 m | 16.1 mi |
| Ruby Peak | S 191° | 4,021 m | 16.1 mi |
| Red Slate Mountain | SW 221° | 4,005 m | 11.9 mi |
| Broken Finger Peak | S 178° | 3,983 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Morgan | SSW 199° | 3,962 m | 9.2 mi |
| Esha Peak | SSW 202° | 3,953 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSW 201° | 3,908 m | 10.9 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | SSW 213° | 3,908 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 42.8 | 42.3 | 43.9 | 47.4 | 68.1 | 95.1 | 79.1 | 56.8 | 48.1 | 44.5 | 43.6 | 41.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hot C A Flume NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Eared Grebe20 obs
- American White Pelican17 obs
- Western Grebe14 obs
- White-faced Ibis11 obs
- alkali heliotrope11 obs
- Flame Skimmer10 obs
- Alkali Bluet9 obs
- American Avocet8 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/8436801805
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