Moran Spring
Moran Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,123 m. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Banner Springs, a spring 2.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Casa Diablo Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Diana Peak: 9.5 mi
- Anderson Peak: 9.8 mi
- Buscones Peak: 9.9 mi
- Banner Springs: 2.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 2.5 mi
- Antelope Spring: 2.9 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 6.8 mi
- Layton Springs: 7.8 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 8.2 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 10.1 mi
- Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 15.0 mi
- Convict Lake: 15.2 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 15.3 mi
- Crowley Park: 10.8 mi
- Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 12.8 mi
- Chalfant Park: 14.8 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 20.0 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.3 mi
- Upper Gorge: 8.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.9 mi
- The Wave: 20.2 mi
- The Alcove: 20.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 20.7 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.0 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.2 mi
- American Mule Museum: 22.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 5.2 mi
- State Line: 12.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 23.4 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 8.0 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Moran Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Peak | E 94° | 4,344 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Morgan | SSW 205° | 4,186 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Dubois | NE 56° | 4,126 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Jumpoff | NE 49° | 4,126 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Mills | SSW 212° | 4,102 m | 21.2 mi |
| Montgomery Peak | NE 44° | 4,098 m | 17.8 mi |
| Ruby Peak | SSW 213° | 4,021 m | 20.1 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NE 44° | 4,007 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 21 mi away.
- Bitterroot8 obs
- Common Sagebrush Lizard6 obs
- Great Basin Wood-Nymph6 obs
- Stemless Mock Goldenweed6 obs
- Mountain Quail5 obs
- flatbud prickly poppy5 obs
- Antelope Bitterbrush5 obs
- Utah Juniper5 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/8437069915
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