Peak · California
Carson Spur
Carson Spur rises to 2,527 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Sentinels, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2527 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.70289, -120.10074
- 15.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 19 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 25 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Two Sentinels: 0.8 mi
- Castle Point: 1.1 mi
- Martin Point: 1.1 mi
- Glove Rock: 1.9 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks: 30
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 3.4 mi
- Wester Park: 9.2 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 11.3 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 12.3 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
Springs: 25
- Tragedy Spring: 5.0 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 6.3 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 8.3 mi
- Singleton Springs: 8.6 mi
- Ham Spring: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 6.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 6.0 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 7.9 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 12.0 mi
- Elkus: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Machado Postpile: 3.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.9 mi
- Detox Wall: 8.8 mi
- Distillery Wall: 8.8 mi
- Sugar Bun: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Horsetail Falls: 8.9 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 17.1 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 16.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 16.5 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Linder Grove: 8.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 9.4 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 12.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 13.7 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 7
- Tallac Historic Site: 16.5 mi
- Balancing Rock: 19.9 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 20.3 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 21.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 7
- Pope Beach: 16.7 mi
- Kiva Beach: 16.7 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 19.5 mi
- Lester Beach: 20.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Baldwin Home: 16.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 17.7 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 22.6 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- St Theresa: 17.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Peep Sight: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Carson Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ESE 117° | 3,164 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Sisters | ESE 119° | 3,094 m | 5.7 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | E 84° | 3,067 m | 6.1 mi |
| Stevens Peak | ENE 72° | 3,061 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | ENE 79° | 3,052 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 343° | 3,042.818 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dicks Peak | N 349° | 3,042 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Price | NNW 340° | 3,040 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7516864142
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 19 mi
- Homewood · 27 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 27 mi
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