- Elevation, modelled
- 1,533 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Pyramid Peak3,042.818 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive28.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7996, -120.4320
Chicken Hawk Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,533 m. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Chicken Hawk Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | ENE 78° | 3,042.818 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dicks Peak | ENE 65° | 3,042 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Price | ENE 72° | 3,040 m | 14.5 mi |
| Agassiz | ENE 74° | 3,038 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ENE 67° | 3,002 m | 16.2 mi |
| Little Pyramid | ENE 66° | 2,876.398 m | 14.4 mi |
| Red Peak | NE 52° | 2,833 m | 14.3 mi |
| McConnell Spur | NE 47° | 2,779.776 m | 14.2 mi |
- 28.6 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Hill: 3.2 mi
- Deer Knob: 6.2 mi
- Big Bend: 6.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 6.8 mi
- Old Iron Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 0.0 mi
- Granite Spring: 4.8 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 5.0 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 13.9 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 14.2 mi
- Elkus: 4.3 mi
- Albert Givan: 4.7 mi
- Trails West marker: 6.0 mi
- Trails West Marker: 6.9 mi
- Stephen Downey: 15.5 mi
- Sugar Bun: 6.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.0 mi
- Little Crater: 16.7 mi
- Big Crater: 17.5 mi
- Red Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 3.9 mi
- Bassi Falls: 8.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rock Creek: 18.5 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 1.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 13.8 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 20.3 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Baldwin Home: 22.9 mi
- Leoni House: 13.7 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 18.8 mi
- Balancing Rock: 21.8 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 22.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 21.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 21.7 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 22.5 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
- Lester Beach: 22.6 mi
- Kiva Beach: 22.8 mi
- Pope Beach: 23.7 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 22.9 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 24.1 mi
- Deadwood: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 31.1 | 34.9 | 37.5 | 72.9 | 151 | 120 | 41.2 | 27.1 | 27.9 | 39.9 | 35.3 | 29.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge SF Silver C NR Ice House CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Bliss State Park · 22 mi
- Placer County · 24 mi
- Coloma · 25 mi
- Homewood · 25 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 29 mi
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