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Uhlmeyer Spring

Uhlmeyer Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Uhlmeyer Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,232 m. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilkerson Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.18211, -118.23788

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 9
  • Zurich: 1.2 mi
  • Monola: 2.7 mi
  • Prospect: 12.7 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 13.1 mi
  • Cabin: 13.9 mi
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 9.7 mi
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 10.6 mi
  • Methuselah: 14.2 mi
  • Rock Monster: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • First Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Uhlmeyer Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeWSW 248°4,343 m16.4 mi
Starlight PeakWSW 249°4,323.7 m16.4 mi
Mount SillWSW 248°4,316 m15.8 mi
Polemonium PeakWSW 248°4,298.2 m16.3 mi
Middle PalisadeWSW 239°4,278.2 m14.9 mi
Split MountainSW 222°4,269 m15.1 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWSW 249°4,268 m16.5 mi
Disappointment PeakWSW 238°4,258.6 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3419:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0415:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 15 mi away.

  • Mojave Woodyaster57 obs
  • Cattle Saltbush49 obs
  • Spiny Menodora49 obs
  • Shadscale Saltbush42 obs
  • desert saucers39 obs
  • cottonthorn32 obs
  • desert pepperweed31 obs
  • Mojave Indigobush31 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4460736013

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