Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,386 m. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Two, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Two: 0.6 mi
- Leviathan Peak: 0.9 mi
- High Peak: 1.9 mi
- Nevada Hill: 3.8 mi
- Gray Hills: 4.1 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 1.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 1.7 mi
- Double Spring: 7.1 mi
- Dowd Springs: 7.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 8.5 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 9.7 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 9.7 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 9.9 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 10.2 mi
- Barney Riley: 6.3 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Old Jail: 10.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 11.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 21.1 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 13.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 18.3 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 9.1 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 14.7 mi
- Distillery Wall: 23.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 23.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 14.7 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 16.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 24.1 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 9.9 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 19.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SW 220° | 3,324 m | 13.2 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | S 187° | 3,296 m | 17.8 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 225° | 3,283 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NW 309° | 3,233 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fish Valley Peak | S 175° | 3,209 m | 17.7 mi |
| Antelope Peak | S 172° | 3,124 m | 15.4 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SSW 210° | 3,059 m | 17.4 mi |
| Raymond Peak | WSW 245° | 3,055 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Aspen C Abv Leviathan Mine NR Markleeville CA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- woolly mule's ears38 obs
- quaking aspen24 obs
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily22 obs
- Brown's Peony21 obs
- sulfur buckwheat19 obs
- Low Phacelia15 obs
- nettle-leaf giant hyssop14 obs
- Antelope Bitterbrush12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7451321225
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