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White Spring

White Spring, seen from above at true elevation

White Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,641 m. Granite Dome stands 3,149 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is McKee Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates38.26464, -120.05568

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
Parks: 20
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Oak Leaf: 11.7 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 14.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 6.0 mi
  • Beach 2: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 7.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of White Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite DomeESE 101°3,149 m17.1 mi
Red PeakENE 64°3,050 m18.8 mi
Airola PeakNE 44°3,030 m18.6 mi
The Three ChimneysE 93°3,012 m13.8 mi
Iceberg PeakNE 44°2,969 m18.0 mi
Bald PeakENE 64°2,954 m16.8 mi
Castle RockE 96°2,936 m11.9 mi
Cooper PeakE 99°2,913 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:3819:4820:28
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 14 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1501722313649611,03028249.739.447.050.090.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge MF Stanislaus R A Hells Half Acre Bridge CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • spotted coralroot2 obs
  • Phantom Orchid2 obs
  • Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily2 obs
  • California incense-cedar2 obs
  • fivespot2 obs
  • diamond clarkia2 obs
  • grand collomia2 obs
  • Little Prince's Pine2 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/11764465999

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