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Rattlesnake Spring

Rattlesnake Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,509 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1509 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.40276, -121.69934

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grays Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Hampton Butte: 4.1 mi
  • Cold Creek Butte: 4.7 mi
  • Digger Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 5.7 mi
Springs: 46
Waterfalls: 8
  • Deadhorse Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Bear Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Sulphur Works: 9.2 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 11.1 mi
  • Seismograph: 11.7 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 14.2 mi
  • Hot Rock: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Maxwell: 20.9 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 11.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Meadow Park: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Rattlesnake Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakENE 60°3,187 m11.8 mi
Brokeoff MountainENE 68°2,814 m7.9 mi
Eagle PeakENE 61°2,811 m10.8 mi
Mount DillerENE 62°2,750 m9.2 mi
Ski Heil PeakENE 62°2,721 m10.5 mi
Mount HelenENE 66°2,694 m11.3 mi
Pilot PinnacleENE 63°2,672 m9.9 mi
Bumpass MountainENE 69°2,664 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2716:0116:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.83.93.93.93.83.73.73.73.73.73.73.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Battle C BL Div TO Keswick CN NR Manton CA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295387369

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