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Wild Horse Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,417 m
Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
Mount Patterson3,552 m · 8.7 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway14.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
38.5406, -119.3946
Wild Horse Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Wild Horse Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,417 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Wild Horse Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonSE 146°3,552 m8.7 mi
Wheeler PeakSE 146°3,545 m10.2 mi
Sonora PeakSW 225°3,484 m18.3 mi
White MountainSW 227°3,470 m16.3 mi
South SisterSE 128°3,463 m6.5 mi
Stanislaus PeakSW 234°3,426 m18.3 mi
Lost Cannon PeakSW 222°3,355 m12.5 mi
Highland PeakW 271°3,324 m19.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4620:26
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1215:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 15 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs78.483.613231780397751115979.069.269.667.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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