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Telegraph Spring

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Elevation, modelled
721 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
King Peak1,246 m · 5.3 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:51local time
Coordinates
40.1956, -124.2110
Telegraph Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Telegraph Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 721 m. King Peak stands 1,246 m to the east-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Oat Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

piped in a tiny stream bed a few feet off the road

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telegraph Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakESE 120°1,246 m5.3 mi
South Rainbow PeakNNE 26°1,078 m11.4 mi
Brushy MountainENE 63°1,071 m24.2 mi
North Slide PeakESE 118°1,060 m1.8 mi
Taylor PeakN 358°1,030 m12.6 mi
Grasshopper MountainENE 58°1,028 m14.5 mi
Rainbow PeakN 10°1,026 m13.9 mi
Saddle MountainSE 130°1,003 m7.6 mi

113 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
Beaches: 6
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525354545760606162615653

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelter Cove Aviation, 13 mi away.

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