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Willow Spring

Willow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Willow Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,789 m. Lassen Peak stands 3,187 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grays Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.40980, -121.63243

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grays Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 2.2 mi
  • Hampton Butte: 3.1 mi
  • Red Rock Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Cold Creek Butte: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 7
  • Bluff Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Deadhorse Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Kings Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sulphur Works: 5.8 mi
  • Bumpass Hell: 7.6 mi
  • Seismograph: 9.5 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 10.6 mi
  • Hot Rock: 11.4 mi
Hot springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Kings Creek Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Elam Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Hat Creek Campground Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Old Station Day Use Area: 20.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Meadow Park: 14.5 mi
  • Chester Park: 22.2 mi
  • Dig It Meadow: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Maxwell: 17.4 mi
  • Mount Harkness Lookout: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Totem Pole: 14.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Chester-Lake Almanor Museum: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Willow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lassen PeakNE 51°3,187 m8.6 mi
Brokeoff MountainENE 57°2,814 m4.6 mi
Eagle PeakNE 52°2,811 m7.6 mi
Mount DillerNE 51°2,750 m5.9 mi
Ski Heil PeakNE 53°2,721 m7.2 mi
Mount HelenENE 58°2,694 m8.0 mi
Pilot PinnacleNE 52°2,672 m6.6 mi
Bumpass MountainENE 63°2,664 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3720:0020:41
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2295436300

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