McGann Springs
McGann Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,738 m. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grover Anton Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Rock: 2.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 3.0 mi
- Mount Baxter: 3.8 mi
- Acrodectes Peak: 4.5 mi
- Sawmill Point: 4.6 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 2.1 mi
- Tub Springs: 3.7 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 3.9 mi
- Boron Springs: 4.8 mi
- Scotty Spring: 6.0 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.8 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 10.7 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.5 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 17.0 mi
- Boot Arch: 17.7 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 17.7 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 17.8 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 18.1 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
- Arai Pond: 11.4 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.6 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 9.3 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 9.4 mi
- Mist Falls: 14.4 mi
- Triple Falls: 17.1 mi
- Roaring River Falls: 18.8 mi
- Muro Blanco: 13.2 mi
- Windy Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 18.6 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 19.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 19.0 mi
- Mobius Arch: 19.0 mi
- Lathe Arch: 19.0 mi
- Heart Arch: 19.1 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 20.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 6.0 mi
- Independence Park: 6.6 mi
- Merritt Park: 11.4 mi
- Spainhower Park: 21.1 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 21.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 6.1 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 6.2 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 21.3 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 21.7 mi
- Kearsarge: 3.5 mi
- Bend City: 9.3 mi
- San Carlos: 9.9 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 3.8 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Paiute Mural: 11.5 mi
- Miss Alabama: 20.8 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of McGann Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | S 184° | 4,383 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | S 190° | 4,275 m | 13.9 mi |
| Split Mountain | NNW 329° | 4,269 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSW 209° | 4,260.2 m | 11.8 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | SSW 208° | 4,254.4 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Keith | SSW 194° | 4,249 m | 10.9 mi |
| Junction Peak | SSW 200° | 4,224 m | 11.9 mi |
| Caltech Peak | SSW 205° | 4,216.5 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 6 mi away.
- California black oak15 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard11 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear8 obs
- Panamint Beardtongue8 obs
- California Buckwheat6 obs
- Bruneau Mariposa Lily6 obs
- Desert Paintbrush6 obs
- Desert Peach6 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/9245158727
Take the scenic way to McGann Springs.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.