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Singleton Springs

Singleton Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Singleton Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,255 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Alder Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63837, -120.23805

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Parks: 19
Cliffs: 10
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 14.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 16.9 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Leoni House: 14.7 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Singleton Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopE 82°3,164 m12.9 mi
The SistersE 82°3,094 m12.5 mi
Red Lake PeakENE 69°3,067 m14.5 mi
Stevens PeakENE 64°3,061 m15.3 mi
Pyramid PeakNNE 17°3,042.818 m14.9 mi
Mount PriceNNE 12°3,040 m15.9 mi
AgassizNNE 14°3,038 m15.6 mi
Thimble PeakE 80°2,988 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 17 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16.815.017.046.912684.218.87.333.624.517.617.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Silver LK Outlet NR Kirkwood CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Corn Lily46 obs
  • velvety stickseed33 obs
  • white bog orchid32 obs
  • fivespot31 obs
  • California coneflower27 obs
  • Torrey's monkeyflower25 obs
  • common cowparsnip22 obs
  • woolly mule's ears20 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7516864147

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