River Spring
River Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,633 m. Cirque Peak stands 3,930 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Head, a peak 1.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Head: 1.1 mi
- Long Canyon Dome: 2.8 mi
- Doc Peak: 3.3 mi
- Manzanita Knob: 3.5 mi
- Kern Peak: 3.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.2 mi
- Olivas Spring: 4.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 6.1 mi
- Trout Meadows Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.7 mi
- Volcano Falls: 9.4 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 16.8 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 20.0 mi
- Seven Teacups: 21.3 mi
- Lemon Inn: 14.7 mi
- Dirty Socks: 16.2 mi
- Cabin 242: 24.2 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 24.2 mi
- Cabin 240: 24.2 mi
- Window Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 23.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 24.5 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 24.5 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 24.6 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 15.0 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 15.2 mi
- Walt's Point: 17.7 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 21.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 22.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 24.6 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 24.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of River Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirque Peak | N 8° | 3,930 m | 15.6 mi |
| Trailmaster Peak | NNE 12° | 3,817.6 m | 14.8 mi |
| Army Pass Point | N 9° | 3,770.07 m | 16.9 mi |
| Olancha Peak | E 84° | 3,695 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Anna Mills | NNW 345° | 3,678 m | 15.8 mi |
| Trail Peak | NNE 22° | 3,539 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kern Peak | N 352° | 3,499 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 16° | 3,476.2 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 20 mi away.
- Ramshaw Meadows Abronia5 obs
- Golden Trout3 obs
- American Black Bear2 obs
- Snowplant2 obs
- quaking aspen2 obs
- California geranium2 obs
- Pacific chorus frog1 obs
- Yellow-bellied Marmot1 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/888228130
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