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Cold Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,449 m
Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
Mokelumne Peak2,837 m · 19.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
38.3012, -120.2788
Cold Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cold Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,449 m. Mokelumne Peak stands 2,837 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center, a museum 2.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cold Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mokelumne PeakNNE 31°2,837 m19.2 mi
RebaNE 45°2,695 m20.2 mi
Mount RebaNE 43°2,663 m19.7 mi
Bear TopNE 44°2,589 m17.7 mi
Pinecrest PeakESE 105°2,574 m19.8 mi
Koala TopNE 45°2,523 m18.4 mi
Inspiration PointNE 53°2,415 m19.8 mi
Flagpole PointNE 40°2,413 m14.2 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4920:29
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2893665289221,285730219139128122156252

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Stanislaus R NR Avery CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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