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Sulphur Spring

Sulphur Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sulphur Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,006 m. Mount Linn stands 2,464 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dead Mule Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1006 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.87238, -122.84667

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Ball Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Goat Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Uhl Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Little Buck Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Buck Rock: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Parks: 2
  • Hidden Oaks Park: 21.7 mi
  • Burris Creek Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LinnN 358°2,464 m11.3 mi
South Yolla BollyN 355°2,420 m11.5 mi
Solomon PeakNNW 331°2,306 m11.8 mi
Hammerhorn MountainNNW 328°2,299 m10.5 mi
Black ButteS 188°2,252 m10.2 mi
Twin PeaksN 358°2,247 m9.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 335°2,246 m13.3 mi
Harvey PeakNNW 346°2,221 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4420:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3016:0716:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434549535966737166574741
Precip in7.86.85.22.81.60.80.00.20.22.04.38.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covelo, 22 mi away.

  • Purdy's fritillary5 obs
  • Clustered Lady's Slipper1 obs
  • great mullein1 obs
  • Giant Western Crane Fly1 obs
  • California Mountain Kingsnake1 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/2295436282

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