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Reds Meadow Hot Springs

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Elevation, modelled
2,332 m
Tallest summit within 10.7 miles
Mount Ritter4,007 m · 8.4 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road21.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:22local time
Coordinates
37.6192, -119.0736
Reds Meadow Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Reds Meadow Hot Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,332 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is free natural hot pool, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Reds Meadow Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNW 305°4,007 m8.4 mi
Banner PeakNW 309°3,940 m8.5 mi
Bloody MountainESE 114°3,825 m10.0 mi
Mount DavisNW 310°3,740 m10.4 mi
Clyde MinaretWNW 297°3,738 m6.2 mi
Michael MinaretWNW 296°3,736 m6.4 mi
Ken MinaretWNW 296°3,730 m6.1 mi
Eichorn MinaretWNW 297°3,730 m6.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

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, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs46.041.763.417137741320660.024.030.525.226.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge MF San Joaquin R NR Mammoth Lakes CA, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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