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South Spring

South Spring, seen from above at true elevation

South Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,080 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northeast, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tycho Brahe Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1080 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34100, -121.63181

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tycho Brahe Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Copernicus Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Hipparchus Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Huyghens Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Observatory Peak: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Reverend Hamilton: 0.6 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 8.1 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 8.2 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 2.8 mi
  • Little Dipper: 9.9 mi
  • Lazy River: 9.9 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Great White Shark: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 4.6 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Slide Creek Cabanas: 10.0 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
Parks
  • Hidden forest park: 7.4 mi
  • Montgomery Hill Park: 7.5 mi
  • Fowler Creek Park: 7.5 mi
  • Tarun Lake Park: 8.0 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 44
Springs: 31
Waterfalls: 13
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Robison Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
  • The Bluff: 13.4 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.5 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of South Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNE 14°1,327 m0.4 mi
Observatory PeakW 273°1,298 m0.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNE 33°1,295 m0.4 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakWNW 289°1,286 m0.4 mi
Mount HamiltonW 276°1,279 m0.6 mi
Huyghens PeakW 277°1,276 m0.5 mi
Mount IsabelSSE 148°1,275 m1.2 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 349°1,273 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/587369750

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