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Health Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,494 m
Tallest summit within 12.1 miles
Castle Peak2,773 m · 8.6 mi
Nearest byway
Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive21.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
39.2493, -120.4064
Health Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Health Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,494 m. Castle Peak stands 2,773 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Mariah, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Health Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle PeakNNE 21°2,773 m8.6 mi
Granite ChiefESE 119°2,749 m7.3 mi
Basin PeakNNE 14°2,749 m9.5 mi
Lyon PeakESE 121°2,713 m5.7 mi
Tinker KnobE 93°2,713 m6.5 mi
Needle PeakESE 121°2,711 m6.6 mi
Washeshu PeakESE 123°2,706 m8.7 mi
Anderson PeakE 83°2,646 m5.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 21
Beaches: 9
Springs: 8
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3619:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1916:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135404856636155463628
Precip in6.76.66.22.72.10.70.30.40.52.23.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donner MEM SP, 11 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, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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