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Mountain Home Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,955 m
Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
Tahquitz Peak2,692 m · 18.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:00local time
Coordinates
33.5391, -116.4836
Mountain Home Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mountain Home Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,955 m. Tahquitz Peak stands 2,692 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Rosa Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Mountain Home Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tahquitz PeakNW 323°2,692 m18.6 mi
Red TahquitzNNW 327°2,686 m18.0 mi
Toro PeakESE 108°2,651 m3.5 mi
Santa Rosa MountainE 92°2,455 m1.3 mi
Lily RockNW 323°2,439 m19.1 mi
South PeakNW 326°2,402.1 m17.0 mi
Antsell RockNW 326°2,339.4 m16.0 mi
Apache PeakNNW 326°2,309 m14.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Artworks: 57
Attractions: 32
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2320:00
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4716:0416:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F596269758189949489786657
Precip in0.60.60.30.10.00.00.00.30.10.10.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indio Fire STN, 19 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Mar — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.86.14.41.70.60.20.50.80.80.20.51.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Deep C NR Palm Desert CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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