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Lost Cabin Spring

Lost Cabin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lost Cabin Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,983 m. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14530, -117.69903

115 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 55
Peaks: 30
Historic sites: 14
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.3 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.3 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chinook helicopter: 8.5 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 8.5 mi
  • Dirty Socks: 21.6 mi
  • Lemon Inn: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lost Cabin Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Olancha PeakWNW 290°3,695 m24.8 mi
Round MountainW 278°3,015 m21.1 mi
Deer MountainW 271°2,864 m23.8 mi
Ball MountainWSW 256°2,822 m22.8 mi
Maturango PeakE 99°2,670 m11.5 mi
Parkinson PeakESE 104°2,662 m12.2 mi
Parrot PointESE 109°2,540 m12.9 mi
Coso PeakNNW 348°2,483 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3519:3420:12
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5916:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/933519722

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