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Valley Springs Peak

Valley Springs Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Valley Springs Peak rises to 357 m in California. Mount Zion stands 899 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Springs State Historic Landmark, a park 1.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
357 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20575, -120.83799

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 11
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 11.4 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 11.4 mi
  • Iron Ivan: 11.4 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 11.5 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 11.6 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 14.2 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 14.8 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 16.2 mi
  • California Caverns: 17.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Spanish Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Gooseberry Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Turners Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Churchs Spring: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • A Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 23.1 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 9.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • National Recreation Area: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Valley Springs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZionNE 38°899 m16.2 mi
Bear MountainSE 133°879 m18.9 mi
Mineral MountainE 93°856 m21.1 mi
Joaquin PeakESE 119°854 m9.1 mi
Quiggs MountainE 82°843 m12.3 mi
Soapstone HillESE 104°799 m18.8 mi
Carmen PeakSE 137°786 m14.2 mi
High MountainE 98°748 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5120:31
September equinox06:5218:2719:02
December solstice07:1716:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236976 — Valley Springs Peak, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358777995

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