Valley Springs Peak
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
- 25.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- John Bull Peak: 3.6 mi
- Waters Peak: 4.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.1 mi
- Buena Vista Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Chrome Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Valley Springs State Historic Landmark: 1.0 mi
- Valley Springs Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Wrinkle Cove Day Use Area: 2.5 mi
- Acorn Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Oak Knoll Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Amador County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Change House Museum and Gift Shop: 11.6 mi
- Preston Castle: 12.0 mi
- Knight Foundry: 13.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Middle Bar: 7.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 21.8 mi
- Michigan Bar: 23.2 mi
- Liberty: 24.7 mi
- Mokelumne Beach: 13.1 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 23.5 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 9.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion | NE 38° | 899 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 133° | 879 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | E 93° | 856 m | 21.1 mi |
| Joaquin Peak | ESE 119° | 854 m | 9.1 mi |
| Quiggs Mountain | E 82° | 843 m | 12.3 mi |
| Soapstone Hill | ESE 104° | 799 m | 18.8 mi |
| Carmen Peak | SE 137° | 786 m | 14.2 mi |
| High Mountain | E 98° | 748 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
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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