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Buckskin Joe Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopE 81°3,164 m16.3 mi
The SistersE 81°3,094 m15.9 mi
Red Lake PeakENE 71°3,067 m17.8 mi
Pyramid PeakNNE 27°3,042.818 m16.9 mi
Mount PriceNNE 22°3,040 m17.7 mi
AgassizNNE 23°3,038 m17.4 mi
Thimble PeakE 79°2,988 m13.1 mi
Deadwood PeakE 90°2,987 m16.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11.112.422.022.326.616.312.69.06.86.47.38.2

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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