- Elevation, modelled
- 1,919 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- San Jacinto Peak3,288 m · 11.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:01local time
- Coordinates
- 33.6702, -116.5694
Root Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,919 m. San Jacinto Peak stands 3,288 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Root Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto Peak | NNW 328° | 3,288 m | 11.8 mi |
| Jean Peak | NW 326° | 3,202 m | 11.3 mi |
| Folly Peak | NNW 327° | 3,195 m | 12.2 mi |
| Marion Mountain | NW 322° | 3,150 m | 11.0 mi |
| Miller Peak | NNW 329° | 3,143 m | 11.7 mi |
| Newton Drury Peak | NW 325° | 3,102 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Saint Ellen | NW 322° | 3,097 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cornell Peak | NNW 332° | 2,928 m | 11.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Spring: 0.7 mi
- Eagle Spring: 0.7 mi
- Lion Spring: 0.8 mi
- Little Camp Spring: 1.2 mi
- Hop Patch Spring: 1.4 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 1.2 mi
- Palm View Peak: 1.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cone Peak: 1.7 mi
- Church Bowl: 5.4 mi
- Magnesia Canyon Ecological Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Humber Park: 9.4 mi
- Festival Lawn: 9.7 mi
- Town Square Park: 9.7 mi
- Wagon Outpost: 5.1 mi
- Chaparral: 5.3 mi
- Ponderosa: 5.3 mi
- Campfire Bowl: 5.3 mi
- Wagons: 5.3 mi
- Blixseth Mountain Park: 9.8 mi
- Hidden Divide Natural Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Cahuilla Hills Park: 10.1 mi
- G. George and Kathleen S. Fox Hiking Park: 10.2 mi
- Idyllwild Nature Center: 10.5 mi
- South American Region: 9.1 mi
- African Region: 9.1 mi
- Native Trees: 9.1 mi
- Moorten Botanical Garden: 9.1 mi
- Central American Region: 9.1 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center: 10.4 mi
- Cornelia White House: 10.5 mi
- McCallum Adobe: 10.5 mi
- Ruddy's General Store: 10.5 mi
- Rock Art: 8.3 mi
- Rock Art Heart: 8.5 mi
- Rock Art: 8.8 mi
- Rock Art Heart: 8.9 mi
- Isabelle: 10.7 mi
- Tong wen neval: 9.4 mi
- De Anza Trail: 10.0 mi
- Hamilton School, Anza: 10.0 mi
- Desert Holocaust Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 11.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.1 mi
- West Fork Falls: 4.9 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 5.2 mi
- Andreas Falls: 6.7 mi
- Tahquitz Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Delos Bench: 11.6 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 57 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 8.4 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Palm Cyn C NR Palm Springs CA, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Cathedral City · 11 mi
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- Palm Desert · 12 mi
- Indian Wells · 13 mi
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