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Rancheria Gulch Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,316 m
Tallest summit within 16.1 miles
Mount Dana3,976 m · 14.7 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road14.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
38.1005, -119.1292
Rancheria Gulch Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rancheria Gulch Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 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.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaSSW 200°3,976 m14.7 mi
Mount GibbsSSW 196°3,893 m16.1 mi
Mount ConnessSW 229°3,825 m13.9 mi
Excelsior MountainWSW 241°3,791 m10.9 mi
Dunderberg PeakWSW 253°3,774 m8.3 mi
Mount WarrenSW 214°3,758 m9.2 mi
Twin PeaksW 265°3,756 m12.5 mi
Matterhorn PeakW 268°3,749.3 m13.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
Waterfalls: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4420:24
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10.412.115.516.830.739.634.025.216.011.310.59.5

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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