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Oso Kum Spring

Oso Kum Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Oso Kum Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,708 m. Mount Ingalls stands 2,542 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mahogany, a peak 1.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.01212, -120.48216

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
  • State Game Refuge One-V: 9.1 mi
  • State Game Refuge One-P: 9.5 mi
  • State Game Refuge One-P: 10.4 mi
  • Kids Creek Forest: 13.5 mi
  • Clock Park: 14.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Rocky Point Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Section 15 Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Big Pine Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Cinder Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Om Chatim Springs: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Dakin Unit): 20.8 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 21.5 mi
  • Bald Mountain Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
  • Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Marble Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Frazier Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Fern Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • FCI Herlong: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Oso Kum Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IngallsW 261°2,542 m7.8 mi
Dixie MountainESE 116°2,537 m11.6 mi
Kettle BenchmarkNW 306°2,390 m15.7 mi
Kettle RockNW 305°2,377 m15.6 mi
Crystal PeakESE 104°2,375 m19.5 mi
Thompson PeakNNW 347°2,362 m17.7 mi
Tower RockW 266°2,342 m15.6 mi
Smith PeakSSW 194°2,330 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5716:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313438435159666458483831
Precip in4.23.93.61.51.20.50.30.30.41.12.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portola, 14 mi away.

  • common yarrow2 obs
  • American Robin1 obs
  • Pronghorn1 obs
  • Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily1 obs
  • Pale Swallowtail1 obs
  • Corn Lily1 obs
  • grand collomia1 obs
  • Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany1 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/10045376918

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