Rancheria Gulch Spring
Rancheria Gulch Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,316 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Spring, a spring 2.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 17 mi
- Lembert Dome · 19 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Biedeman: 4.9 mi
- Copper Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Black Point: 5.3 mi
- Mount Olsen: 7.5 mi
- Gilcrest Peak: 8.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 2.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 5.4 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 5.6 mi
- Kirkwood Spring: 6.1 mi
- Waford Spring: 6.6 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 4.0 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 4.6 mi
- Catholic Church (site): 9.9 mi
- Bottle Works (Site): 9.9 mi
- Machinery: 9.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.9 mi
- White Cascade: 20.6 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 20.7 mi
- California Falls: 21.2 mi
- LeConte Falls: 21.4 mi
- Dog Town: 6.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 6.6 mi
- Bodie: 10.0 mi
- Bennettville: 13.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 17.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 9.7 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 10.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 11.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.4 mi
- Upside-Down House: 9.8 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 12.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 12.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Locomotive Point: 12.8 mi
- The Alcove: 24.5 mi
- The Wave: 24.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 5.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 12.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.2 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 12.1 mi
- Mono County Museum: 12.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- The Elbow: 23.3 mi
- Warm Springs: 13.2 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Rancheria Gulch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SSW 200° | 3,976 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SSW 196° | 3,893 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Conness | SW 229° | 3,825 m | 13.9 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,791 m | 10.9 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | WSW 253° | 3,774 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Warren | SW 214° | 3,758 m | 9.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | W 265° | 3,756 m | 12.5 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | W 268° | 3,749.3 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 10.4 | 12.1 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 30.7 | 39.6 | 34.0 | 25.2 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lundy PP Tailrace NR Lee Vining CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Dogtown Jerusalem Cricket7 obs
- Bitterroot6 obs
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily4 obs
- singleleaf pinyon4 obs
- whitedaisy tidytips4 obs
- matted wild buckwheat4 obs
- Pinyon Jay3 obs
- cushion buckwheat3 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/4681007819
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 9 mi
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