Mendenhall Springs, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Mendenhall Springs
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Coordinates: 37°35′18″N 121°38′52″W / 37.58833°N 121.64778°W / 37.58833; -121.64778 | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda County |
Elevation | 1,818 ft (554 m) |
37°35′18″N 121°38′52″W / 37.58833°N 121.64778°W / 37.58833; -121.64778
Mendenhall Springs is a set of springs that was turned into a resort in Alameda County , California . [2] It is located 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Livermore , [3] at an elevation of 1818 feet (554 m).
William M. Mendenhall established a health spa here in the 1870s, which by 1909 had accommodations for 75 people, from springs that had been diverted through tunnels originally bored for gold prospecting. [3]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mendenhall Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendenhall Springs, California
- ↑ Waring 1915 , pp. 309–310.
- 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State . Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 662. ISBN 1-884995-14-4 .
- ↑ Climate Summary for Mendenhall Springs, California
Reference bibliography
- Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California . U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi : 10.3133/wsp338 .
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