- Elevation, modelled
- 1,683 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- Buzzard Roost2,467 m · 13.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2254, -120.6068
Dawson Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,683 m. Buzzard Roost stands 2,467 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Government Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Dawson Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Roost | NE 43° | 2,467 m | 13.9 mi |
| Black Buttes | NNE 13° | 2,447 m | 12.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | E 82° | 2,436 m | 7.7 mi |
| Black Buttes | NNE 14° | 2,407 m | 12.6 mi |
| Crows Nest | ENE 70° | 2,404 m | 14.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,388 m | 8.7 mi |
| Signal Peak | NNE 26° | 2,374 m | 8.7 mi |
| Old Man Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,362 m | 11.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Texas Hill: 2.1 mi
- Whisky Hill: 2.7 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sugar Pine Point: 3.7 mi
- Scott Hill: 3.7 mi
Parks: 38
- Firepit: 5.1 mi
- Emigrant Gap Historical Marker: 6.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 13.0 mi
- Peoples Park: 15.6 mi
- Lamson-Cashion Donner Summit Hub: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Forest Gift Shop: 6.9 mi
- Red Point Townsite: 7.4 mi
- CPRR Lookout: 8.4 mi
- Bullion: 9.3 mi
- Derby: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Sailor Point: 4.3 mi
- Red Point: 7.3 mi
- Excelsior: 9.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Towle Conservation Easement: 10.5 mi
- Black Wall: 17.2 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 18.0 mi
- Woodpecker Wildlife Preserve / Geri Bergen Memorial Forest: 20.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 15.7 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 18.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Lodgepole: 5.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 9.0 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 12.5 mi
- White Cloud Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- China Wall: 16.6 mi
- Missouri Bar: 17.0 mi
- cave: 19.0 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 20.4 mi
- Illinois Bar: 20.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Government Spring: 1.8 mi
- Health Springs: 10.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 12.4 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 18.1 mi
- Derbec Spring: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 8.6 mi
- Weber Falls: 21.2 mi
- Hackmans Falls: 23.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 24.5 mi
- Loves Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Deadwood: 10.9 mi
- Red Dog: 15.7 mi
- North Bloomfield: 18.5 mi
- Forest: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Nisenan Garden: 22.9 mi
- Bourn Gardens: 23.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dog Beach: 16.0 mi
- China Cove Beach: 20.1 mi
- William Kent Beach: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 15.7 mi
- The Ants: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
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