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Pilot Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,654 m
Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
Kuna Peak3,958 m · 18.4 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road21.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
37.8262, -118.8718
Pilot Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Pilot Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,654 m. Kuna Peak stands 3,958 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Pilot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kuna PeakW 267°3,958 m18.4 mi
Koip PeakW 267°3,954 m18.0 mi
Parker PeakW 267°3,919 m17.1 mi
Mount GibbsW 281°3,893 m18.9 mi
Blacktop PeakW 263°3,881 m17.8 mi
Mount WoodW 266°3,858 m16.1 mi
Bloody MountainS 186°3,825 m18.5 mi
Mount LewisW 274°3,765 m17.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4220:22
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0815:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs22.421.220.722.833.447.840.126.524.624.523.723.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Deadman C A Big Springs NR Crestview CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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