Spring · California
Salt Lick
Salt Lick is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 535 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Greasewood Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 535 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.15876, -122.72495
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Greasewood Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Peak: 0.9 mi
- Stevenson Peak: 1.8 mi
- Elkhorn Peak: 4.1 mi
- Tomhead Mountain: 5.1 mi
Springs: 54
- Sevenglass Spring: 2.2 mi
- Miners Spring: 2.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 2.9 mi
- Halley Spring: 3.4 mi
- Weemasoul Spring: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Stony Point: 13.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gas Point: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Indian Dick Forest Service Station: 21.1 mi
Parks: 1
- Ridgeway Park: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Salt Lick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Linn | SW 219° | 2,464 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Yolla Bolly | SW 222° | 2,420 m | 11.1 mi |
| North Yolla Bolly Mountains | W 281° | 2,381 m | 13.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,367 m | 15.4 mi |
| Solomon Peak | SW 232° | 2,306 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hammerhorn Mountain | SW 228° | 2,299 m | 16.1 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SW 214° | 2,247 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,246 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Bluff Muni AP, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2295412285
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