McIver's Spring
McIver's Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,038 m. Cannell Peak stands 2,887 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Heaven Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinyon Peak: 4.3 mi
- Skinner Peak: 4.9 mi
- Morris Peak: 6.8 mi
- Wyleys Knob: 7.0 mi
- Robbers Roost: 7.3 mi
- Cow Heaven Spring: 2.7 mi
- Horse Canyon Spring: 3.2 mi
- Horse Spring: 3.5 mi
- Yellow Jacket Spring: 3.6 mi
- Boulder Spring: 3.9 mi
- Scodie Park: 9.5 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Inyokern County Park: 14.6 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 14.8 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 18.9 mi
- Jet Model: 22.3 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 22.5 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 22.7 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 22.7 mi
- Petroglyphs of Southwest: 22.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 18.3 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 18.6 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 18.7 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 22.8 mi
- Coso Mines: 22.9 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 21.9 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 22.4 mi
- Maturango Museum: 22.7 mi
- China Lake Museum: 22.8 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 23.6 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 20.1 mi
- Donley: 20.9 mi
- Bickel Camp: 16.6 mi
- Cudahy camp: 16.8 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 22.6 mi
- Freeman Junction: 9.7 mi
- Garlock: 22.0 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 17.9 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 15.9 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of McIver's Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannell Peak | NW 316° | 2,887.1 m | 23.3 mi |
| Taylor Dome | NW 322° | 2,683 m | 20.7 mi |
| Church Dome | NW 325° | 2,595 m | 19.6 mi |
| Owens Peak | NNE 28° | 2,574 m | 9.1 mi |
| Piute Peak | WSW 237° | 2,565 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NNW 336° | 2,548 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bart Dome | NNW 333° | 2,536 m | 23.6 mi |
| Uncle Tower | NNW 334° | 2,469 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inyokern, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 67.8 | 95.9 | 169 | 358 | 427 | 171 | 49.1 | 23.4 | 17.7 | 23.0 | 37.0 | 54.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Kern R NR Onyx CA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Transverse Range Phacelia6 obs
- Downy Forestiera5 obs
- California black oak4 obs
- Charlotte's phacelia4 obs
- Bitterroot3 obs
- Western Joshua Tree3 obs
- Western Rattlesnake3 obs
- Death Valley sandmat3 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/933017877
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