Snake Spring
Snake Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,533 m. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sirretta Peak: 3.6 mi
- Sherman Peak: 3.7 mi
- Cannell Peak: 6.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Sam Spring: 6.4 mi
- Thompson Camp Spring: 10.5 mi
- Lion Spring: 11.7 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 12.6 mi
- Needle Spring: 13.3 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Circle Park: 14.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 14.3 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 17.8 mi
- Freear Park: 18.1 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Seven Teacups: 6.2 mi
- South Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 9.3 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 8.9 mi
- Cabin 240: 8.9 mi
- Cabin 242: 8.9 mi
- Cabin 234: 8.9 mi
- Cabin 236: 8.9 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 12.0 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 24.4 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 10.4 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 14.2 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Snake Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | SE 130° | 3,041 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sherman Peak | N 353° | 3,020 m | 3.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 3° | 2,963 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNE 21° | 2,935.4 m | 16.4 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NE 37° | 2,905 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cannell Peak | S 170° | 2,887.1 m | 6.5 mi |
| Crag Peak | NE 50° | 2,877 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,863 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 190 | 176 | 354 | 684 | 1,548 | 1,602 | 731 | 220 | 116 | 88.6 | 83.3 | 127 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kern R NR Kernville (river Only) CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Snowplant12 obs
- Mountain Pride7 obs
- Butterfly Mariposa Lily6 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle4 obs
- Northern Checkerspot4 obs
- Corn Lily4 obs
- Dusky Onion4 obs
- Transverse Range Phacelia4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9446374718
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