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Lousy Spring

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Elevation
1,390 m
Tallest summit within 15.7 miles
Castle Peak3,249 m · 11.8 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
36.8964, -119.0449
Lousy Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lousy Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded 1,390 m. Castle Peak stands 3,249 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiesman Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away.

Elevation
1390 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Lousy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakENE 58°3,249 m11.8 mi
ScepterNE 48°3,238 m14.9 mi
Eagle PeakN 7°3,125 m13.4 mi
Nelson MountainN 359°3,120 m13.3 mi
Spanish MountainE 84°3,064 m8.5 mi
Loper PeakNE 38°3,062 m12.5 mi
ObeliskE 86°2,958 m10.6 mi
Finger RockNE 49°2,928 m9.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0616:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs34.551.172.41273094731498.88.19.410.813.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Kings R BL Balch Div Dam CA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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