37°35′18″N 121°38′52″W / 37.58833°N 121.64778°W
Mendenhall Springs | |
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Coordinates: 37°35′18″N 121°38′52″W / 37.58833°N 121.64778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Alameda County |
Elevation | 1,818 ft (554 m) |
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]
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]