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Santa Rita Spring

Santa Rita Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Santa Rita Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,051 m. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away.

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Coordinates36.92484, -118.11352
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 53
Historic sites: 15
  • Prospect: 6.8 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 7.1 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 14.1 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 14.1 mi
  • Monola: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 15.0 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 19.1 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 20.0 mi
  • Boot Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 20.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Arai Pond: 13.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.9 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Mobius Arch: 21.5 mi
  • Heart Arch: 21.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.5 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 22.2 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Paul's Paradise: 22.2 mi
  • Muro Blanco: 22.6 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 23.5 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 23.5 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 23.7 mi
Parks: 6
Hot springs: 6
  • Bat Pool: 20.5 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 20.5 mi
  • Children's Tub: 20.5 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 20.5 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 20.7 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 20.4 mi
  • First Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Paiute Mural: 13.8 mi
  • Bat Pole: 19.7 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Santa Rita Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainWNW 291°4,269 m18.3 mi
Mount KeithSW 219°4,249 m20.1 mi
University PeakSW 228°4,138 m18.4 mi
Birch MountainWNW 300°4,134 m19.4 mi
Mount Bolton BrownWNW 295°4,124.3 m19.9 mi
Mount PinchotW 276°4,113.6 m16.2 mi
Mount PraterWNW 294°4,107 m19.3 mi
Cardinal MountainWNW 287°4,076 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3419:3720:16
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0316:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Notch-leaf Scorpionweed3 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
  • Inyo Mountains Salamander2 obs
  • California Buckwheat2 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear2 obs
  • Long-nosed Leopard Lizard2 obs
  • Panamint Beardtongue2 obs
  • Case's Milkvetch2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11285081239

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