- Elevation, modelled
- 1,972 m
- Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
- Round Top3,164 m · 16.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway16.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6269, -120.2990
Buckskin Joe Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,972 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Leek Spring Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Buckskin Joe Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | E 81° | 3,164 m | 16.3 mi |
| The Sisters | E 81° | 3,094 m | 15.9 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | ENE 71° | 3,067 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 27° | 3,042.818 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Price | NNE 22° | 3,040 m | 17.7 mi |
| Agassiz | NNE 23° | 3,038 m | 17.4 mi |
| Thimble Peak | E 79° | 2,988 m | 13.1 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | E 90° | 2,987 m | 16.5 mi |
- 16.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 30.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 17 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leek Spring Hill: 1.2 mi
- Alder Hill: 3.3 mi
- Peddler Hill: 3.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Old Iron Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Singleton Springs: 3.4 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 3.6 mi
- Upper Mud Spring: 5.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 6.0 mi
- Ham Spring: 7.3 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 9.8 mi
- Archery: 11.2 mi
- Wester Park: 13.1 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 15.1 mi
- Bullion Bend Historic Marker: 17.0 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 4.6 mi
- Elkus: 14.5 mi
- Trails West marker: 15.5 mi
- Trails West Marker: 16.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 17.3 mi
- Sugar Bun: 10.1 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 10.4 mi
- Machado Postpile: 11.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.8 mi
- Bloods Point: 17.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 14.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 16.9 mi
- Bassi Falls: 18.4 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 20.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.8 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 12.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 19.0 mi
- Leoni House: 11.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 21.7 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 22.2 mi
- Campfire Center: 24.1 mi
- Big Stump: 24.1 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 11.0 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 23.2 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 24.1 mi
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
- Linder Grove: 19.4 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 19.9 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 11.1 | 12.4 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bear R BL LO Bear R Dam CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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