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Tail Holt Spring

Tail Holt Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tail Holt Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,067 m. Brokeoff Mountain stands 2,814 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Knass Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.23281, -121.76177

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Black Butte: 1.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Barkley Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Finley Butte: 6.5 mi
Springs: 52
Parks: 10
  • Meadow Park: 19.1 mi
  • Parks of Study and Reflection - Red Bluff: 22.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 23.3 mi
  • Tehama County Fairgrounds: 23.4 mi
  • Gerber Park: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Deadhorse Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Deer Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Bluff Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
Hot springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Sulphur Works: 19.1 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 20.7 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 22.5 mi
  • Seismograph: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Portal: 22.5 mi
  • Monolith: 22.5 mi
  • Fountain: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Discovery Garden: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Tail Holt Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeoff MountainNE 36°2,814 m18.1 mi
Mount DillerNE 36°2,750 m19.6 mi
Ski Heil PeakNE 37°2,721 m20.8 mi
Pilot PinnacleNE 36°2,672 m20.3 mi
Mount ConardNE 45°2,491 m19.3 mi
Diamond PeakNE 40°2,429 m19.5 mi
Butt MountainE 93°2,395 m19.8 mi
Red Rock MountainNNE 28°2,299 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2716:0216:45

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295436287

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