- Elevation, modelled
- 1,894 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- Anderson Peak3,304 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway27.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:04local time
- Coordinates
- 34.2699, -117.0475
Lightning Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,894 m. Anderson Peak stands 3,304 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is West Point, a peak 0.9 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lightning Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Peak | SE 139° | 3,304 m | 13.3 mi |
| Shields Peak | SE 136° | 3,261 m | 13.7 mi |
| San Bernardino East Peak | SE 142° | 3,236 m | 12.7 mi |
| San Bernardino Peak | SE 145° | 3,224 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,029 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sugarlump | ESE 110° | 2,679 m | 12.0 mi |
| Butler Peak | ESE 112° | 2,571 m | 2.4 mi |
| Delamar Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,559.7 m | 6.0 mi |
- 27.6 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- West Point: 0.9 mi
- Crafts Peak: 1.7 mi
- Hawes Peak: 2.0 mi
- Ingham Peak: 2.2 mi
- Little Shay Mountain: 2.4 mi
Springs
- Cienega Spring: 1.8 mi
- Snow Slide Spring: 2.1 mi
- Chipmunk Spring: 2.1 mi
- Cup Spring: 2.7 mi
- Cox Spring: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Lakeside Park: 2.8 mi
- National Children's Forest: 4.1 mi
- Arrowbear Park: 4.4 mi
- Jacobson Campfire: 4.5 mi
- Nature Campfire: 4.5 mi
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 22
- Pigmy Cabin: 9.9 mi
- Henry Washington Survey Marker: 12.3 mi
- The Last Indian Fight in Southern California: 12.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 12.7 mi
- Arrowhead (Landmark): 13.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Champion Lodgepole Pine: 5.5 mi
- Time Bandit Pirate Ship: 6.5 mi
- Heaps Peak Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Gold Rush Mining Company Adventures: 7.1 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Queen: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Grout Bay Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Tables: 6.9 mi
- Aspen Glen Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Meadows Edge Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Frontier Village: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 12
- Pirate: 6.5 mi
- Nutcracker: 16.8 mi
- COE Iron Sculpture: 16.8 mi
- Smiley Brothers Statue: 16.8 mi
- Jack Brown Sculpture: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Bluff Lake Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Arrowhead Ridge: 9.8 mi
- Sawmill Pebble Plain: 11.3 mi
- Mojave River Forks Regional Park: 13.1 mi
- Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 9
- Penninsula Park Beach: 7.1 mi
- Tavern Bay Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Beach: 8.1 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Village Lakefront: 8.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Aztec Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hesperia Falls: 10.4 mi
- Monkeyface Creek: 13.0 mi
- Monkeyface Falls: 13.0 mi
- Monkeyface Creek: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Voodoo Garden: 10.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 15.9 mi
- LaFourcade Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Brother Boniface Memorial Garden: 16.8 mi
- Saint Francis Garden: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Keller Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- shooting gallery: 9.8 mi
- Rock Climbing: 24.3 mi
- Rock Climbing: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Belleville: 9.6 mi
- Politana: 19.7 mi
- La Placita: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Wildwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Big Bear Lake · 8 mi
- Lake Arrowhead · 8 mi
- Redlands · 17 mi
- San Bernardino · 17 mi
- Apple Valley · 18 mi
- Hesperia · 18 mi
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