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The Hot Springs

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Elevation, modelled
2,001 m
Tallest summit within 15.1 miles
Excelsior Mountain3,791 m · 14.7 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road21.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
38.2258, -119.2176
The Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

The Hot Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,001 m. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of The Hot Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSSW 199°3,791 m14.7 mi
Dunderberg PeakSSW 195°3,774 m11.6 mi
Twin PeaksSW 218°3,756 m12.5 mi
Matterhorn PeakSW 224°3,749.3 m12.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakSW 217°3,731 m12.3 mi
The DragtoothSW 226°3,695.4 m12.7 mi
Whorl MountainSW 221°3,667 m13.8 mi
Virginia PeakSW 215°3,657 m13.4 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 32
Waterfalls: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4520:24
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:1115:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11.212.616.126.438.834.220.510.59.09.811.012.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Virginia CK NR Bridgeport, CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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