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Tule Spring

Tule Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tule Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,623 m. Mount Barcroft stands 3,979 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolate Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates37.38490, -117.92359
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Cuna Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Bog Mound Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Bog Mound Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Bog Mound Springs: 9.1 mi
  • Bog Mound Springs: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 8
  • Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • Cabin: 14.2 mi
  • Cabin: 14.2 mi
  • Sulfur Mine: 17.6 mi
  • Zurich: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 13.3 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 18.6 mi
Parks: 2
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BarcroftNW 308°3,979 m22.4 mi
Piute MountainWNW 302°3,827 m20.0 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 301°3,810 m18.9 mi
Campito MountainWNW 297°3,522 m17.1 mi
County Line HillWNW 293°3,429 m15.5 mi
Blanco MountainWNW 293°3,420 m14.3 mi
Clem Nelson PeakW 273°3,369 m13.7 mi
Silver PeakW 277°3,310 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0315:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 16 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Creosote Bush3 obs
  • Booth's Evening Primrose3 obs
  • Yelloweyes3 obs
  • apricot globemallow2 obs
  • California Buckwheat2 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear2 obs
  • desert dandelion2 obs
  • Hopsage2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12717600339

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