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Grover Hot Springs State Park

Grover Hot Springs State Park from directly overhead

Grover Hot Springs State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,793 m. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1793 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70207, -119.84587

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
Springs: 24
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Carson Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 17.1 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 17.9 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Grover Hot Springs State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highland PeakSSE 156°3,324 m12.0 mi
Freel PeakNNW 345°3,305 m11.1 mi
Jobs SisterN 349°3,299 m11.3 mi
Silver PeakSSE 154°3,283 m10.6 mi
Jobs PeakN 356°3,233 m10.8 mi
Round TopWSW 252°3,164 m8.8 mi
The SistersWSW 253°3,094 m9.2 mi
Red Lake PeakW 275°3,067 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4820:28
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element relation/2421031

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