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Sugarpine Spring

Sugarpine Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarpine Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,544 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1544 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.38297, -121.67841

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grays Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Hampton Butte: 2.4 mi
  • Cold Creek Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Lyons Peak: 6.0 mi
Springs: 47
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deadhorse Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sulphur Works: 8.8 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 10.6 mi
  • Seismograph: 12.2 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 13.5 mi
  • Hot Rock: 14.4 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Meadow Park: 13.3 mi
  • Chester Park: 24.1 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Maxwell: 19.7 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 13.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakNE 51°3,187 m11.7 mi
Brokeoff MountainNE 55°2,814 m7.6 mi
Eagle PeakNE 52°2,811 m10.6 mi
Mount DillerNE 51°2,750 m9.0 mi
Ski Heil PeakNE 53°2,721 m10.3 mi
Mount HelenENE 57°2,694 m11.0 mi
Pilot PinnacleNE 52°2,672 m9.7 mi
Bumpass MountainENE 60°2,664 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2716:0116:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 5 mi away.

  • Steller's Jay3 obs
  • Western Campion2 obs
  • Toothed Wintergreen2 obs
  • American Black Bear1 obs
  • Black-tailed Jackrabbit1 obs
  • Western Gray Squirrel1 obs
  • Snowplant1 obs
  • Warrior's Plume1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295412290

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