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Coyote Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,639 m
Tallest summit within 13.0 miles
Granite Chief2,749 m · 7.3 mi
Nearest byway
Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive22.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
39.1415, -120.4018
Coyote Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Coyote Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,639 m. Granite Chief stands 2,749 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Coyote Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite ChiefENE 57°2,749 m7.3 mi
Lyon PeakNE 46°2,713 m6.5 mi
Tinker KnobNE 41°2,713 m9.5 mi
Needle PeakNE 53°2,711 m6.8 mi
Washeshu PeakENE 69°2,706 m7.6 mi
Twin PeaksESE 102°2,701 m9.3 mi
Ellis PeakESE 115°2,648 m12.1 mi
Anderson PeakNE 35°2,646 m9.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 28
Nature reserves: 24
Cliffs: 23
Springs: 12
Beaches: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303134394755626155463730
Precip in6.25.74.92.21.60.60.20.30.41.93.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 14 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs26.727.623.026.936.818.04.61.31.02.98.423.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Duncan Cyn C BL Div Dam NR French Meadows CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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