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Lyman Springs

Lyman Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Lyman Springs is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,067 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadhorse Falls, a waterfall 3.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30863, -121.76295

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Black Butte: 3.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Finley Butte: 5.9 mi
  • Lyons Peak: 6.5 mi
  • Cold Creek Butte: 6.7 mi
Springs: 49
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deadhorse Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Deer Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sulphur Works: 15.4 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 17.2 mi
  • Seismograph: 18.9 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 19.6 mi
  • Hot Rock: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Hot springs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Meadow Park: 14.2 mi
  • Reading Adobe Historical Marker: 23.7 mi
  • Parks of Study and Reflection - Red Bluff: 23.8 mi
  • Tehama County Fairgrounds: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Portal: 23.8 mi
  • Monolith: 23.8 mi
  • Fountain: 23.8 mi
  • Fort Maxwell: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Lyman Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakNE 48°3,187 m18.4 mi
Brokeoff MountainNE 49°2,814 m14.3 mi
Eagle PeakNE 48°2,811 m17.3 mi
Mount DillerNE 47°2,750 m15.7 mi
Ski Heil PeakNE 48°2,721 m17.0 mi
Mount HelenNE 51°2,694 m17.7 mi
Pilot PinnacleNE 48°2,672 m16.4 mi
Bumpass MountainNE 53°2,664 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2716:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 9 mi away.

  • scarlet fritillary4 obs
  • Douglas's Squirrel2 obs
  • Yellow Star-tulip2 obs
  • longtube iris2 obs
  • Belted Kingfisher1 obs
  • Great Blue Heron1 obs
  • Mallard1 obs
  • American Robin1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295387352

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