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Upper Pizona Spring

Upper Pizona Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Pizona Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,231 m. The Jumpoff stands 4,126 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McBride Springs, a spring 2.8 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.95891, -118.53412

88 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 34
Hot springs: 5
  • Warm Springs: 20.8 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 24.2 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Cousin Jack: 11.7 mi
  • Cabin: 12.3 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 19.1 mi
  • Mono Mills: 23.7 mi
Parks: 2
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 10.1 mi
  • Clark Canyon: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Wave: 23.8 mi
  • The Alcove: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The JumpoffSE 135°4,126 m14.2 mi
Mount DuboisSE 139°4,126 m16.0 mi
Montgomery PeakSE 131°4,098 m12.8 mi
Boundary PeakSE 128°4,007 m12.7 mi
Mount HogueSE 141°3,884 m20.1 mi
Headley PeakSE 144°3,858 m23.1 mi
Indian PeakSSE 147°3,443 m22.1 mi
Glass Mountain Ridge HPSW 215°3,402 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3319:4120:21
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0715:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

  • Western Fence Lizard2 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1 obs
  • Spotted Towhee1 obs
  • Western Tanager1 obs
  • Black-headed Grosbeak1 obs
  • Black-and-white Warbler1 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx1 obs
  • western blue-eyed grass1 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/4927675637

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