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Measels Spring

Measels Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Measels Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,329 m. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.40033, -118.24887

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 20
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 15.5 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 18.2 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 20.5 mi
  • Martyr's Rock: 21.2 mi
  • The Cross on the Loop: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Measels Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakWNW 294°2,565 m8.8 mi
Brown PeakWNW 301°2,466 m11.5 mi
Liebel PeakNW 311°2,452 m11.2 mi
Inspiration PointNW 322°2,387 m9.9 mi
Sorrell PeakWNW 298°2,348 m2.6 mi
Breckenridge MountainW 281°2,298 m19.2 mi
Skinner PeakNNE 31°2,172 m13.4 mi
Sunset PointNW 313°2,100 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:3919:3420:12
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5916:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 9 mi away.

  • rockjasmine monkeyflower10 obs
  • Tricolored Blackbird8 obs
  • Mojave desertparsley5 obs
  • California Centaury5 obs
  • Party-colored Monkeyflower5 obs
  • golden linanthus4 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird3 obs
  • Pacific chorus frog3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/935518492

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