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Stinking Springs

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Elevation
453 m
Tallest summit within 21.6 miles
Mount Linn2,464 m · 14.0 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:45local time
Coordinates
40.2227, -122.7508
Stinking Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Stinking Springs is a spring in California, at a recorded 453 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

Elevation
453 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Stinking Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnSSW 203°2,464 m14.0 mi
South Yolla BollySSW 205°2,420 m14.1 mi
North Yolla Bolly MountainsW 261°2,381 m11.9 mi
Black Rock MountainW 265°2,367 m13.7 mi
Solomon PeakSW 218°2,306 m17.6 mi
Hammerhorn MountainSW 215°2,299 m18.6 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 201°2,247 m15.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 221°2,246 m16.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 44
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
Parks: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4220:0420:45
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3116:0616:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155606876828075655347
Precip in4.74.12.91.51.20.40.10.10.21.02.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Bluff Muni AP, 27 mi away.

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