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Smart Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,923 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
San Gorgonio Mountain3,502 m · 13.6 mi
Nearest byway
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway36.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:03local time
Coordinates
34.2953, -116.7960
Smart Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Smart Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,923 m. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Smart Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Gorgonio MountainS 187°3,502 m13.6 mi
Jepson PeakSSW 192°3,416 m13.6 mi
Bighorn MountainS 185°3,352 m14.2 mi
Dragon's HeadS 188°3,312 m14.3 mi
Anderson PeakSSW 206°3,304 m13.1 mi
Charlton PeakSSW 195°3,291 m12.9 mi
Shields PeakSSW 203°3,261 m12.6 mi
Little Charlton PeakSSW 194°3,248 m13.2 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 16
Picnic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 12
Beaches: 9
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0316:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353539445259656459494135
Precip in4.54.42.40.80.40.10.70.80.40.81.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Bear Lake, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cushenbury Canyon C NR Lucerne Valley CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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