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Morgan Hot Spring

Morgan Hot Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Morgan Hot Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,523 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the north, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Growler Hot Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1523 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.38463, -121.51367

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Morgan Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Christie Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Doe Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Wild Cattle Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Conard: 3.1 mi
Springs: 43
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Sulphur Works: 4.6 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 5.1 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 5.7 mi
  • Devastated Area: 9.5 mi
  • Hot Rock: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Bluff Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 15.8 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 16.1 mi
  • Meadow Park: 20.9 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Maxwell: 11.1 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Morgan Hot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakN 4°3,187 m7.2 mi
Brokeoff MountainNNW 330°2,814 m4.8 mi
Eagle PeakN 357°2,811 m6.4 mi
Mount DillerNNW 343°2,750 m5.7 mi
Ski Heil PeakN 356°2,721 m6.1 mi
Mount HelenN 6°2,694 m6.0 mi
Pilot PinnacleN 350°2,672 m5.9 mi
Bumpass MountainN 8°2,664 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0016:44

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295387357

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