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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).

Mendenhall Springs
Unincorporated community
Mendenhall Springs
Location in California
Mendenhall Springs
Mendenhall Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′18″N 121°38′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlameda County
Elevation
[1]
1,818 ft (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


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mendenhall Springs, California
  2. Waring 1915, pp. 309–310.
  3. 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.
  4. Climate Summary for Mendenhall Springs, California

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