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White Sulphur Spring

White Sulphur Spring, seen from above at true elevation

White Sulphur Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,564 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ski Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1564 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.35627, -121.56359

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ski Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Morgan Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Mineral Summit: 2.3 mi
  • Christie Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Doe Mountain: 3.1 mi
Springs: 45
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Bluff Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Sulphur Works: 6.6 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 7.7 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 9.0 mi
  • Devastated Area: 12.2 mi
  • Seismograph: 12.4 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Chester Park: 17.8 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 18.0 mi
  • Meadow Park: 19.4 mi
  • Swain Mountain Experimental Forest: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Maxwell: 13.9 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of White Sulphur Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakNNE 19°3,187 m9.6 mi
Brokeoff MountainN 2°2,814 m6.2 mi
Eagle PeakNNE 16°2,811 m8.7 mi
Mount DillerN 8°2,750 m7.5 mi
Ski Heil PeakNNE 15°2,721 m8.3 mi
Mount HelenNNE 22°2,694 m8.5 mi
Pilot PinnacleNNE 12°2,672 m7.9 mi
Bumpass MountainNNE 25°2,664 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:19
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2716:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333538424957636257483933
Precip in8.38.37.64.12.81.10.20.20.52.75.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295436297

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