- Elevation, modelled
- 2,597 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Round Top3,164 m · 6.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6124, -120.0901
Horse Thief Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,597 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Plasse Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Horse Thief Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | NE 54° | 3,164 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Sisters | NE 52° | 3,094 m | 5.6 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NE 39° | 3,067 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NE 35° | 3,061 m | 10.2 mi |
| Raymond Peak | E 92° | 3,055 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | NE 53° | 3,052 m | 14.6 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NNE 25° | 2,988 m | 3.8 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | ENE 78° | 2,987 m | 5.4 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 25.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 13 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plasse Peak: 1.9 mi
- Thimble Peak: 3.8 mi
- Melissa Coray Peak: 3.8 mi
- Covered Wagon Peak: 3.8 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 3.6 mi
- Ham Spring: 6.9 mi
- Singleton Springs: 8.2 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 8.8 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 11.3 mi
- Wester Park: 3.1 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 6.9 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 14.8 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 17.2 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 17.3 mi
- Machado Postpile: 2.5 mi
- Bloods Point: 10.4 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 11.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.1 mi
- Detox Wall: 14.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.1 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.3 mi
- Bassi Falls: 23.3 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 23.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 10.5 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 10.5 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 6.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 7.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 7.9 mi
- Old Jail: 17.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 18.2 mi
- Linder Grove: 14.2 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 15.2 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 18.3 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 21.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 17.5 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 22.2 mi
- Baldwin Home: 22.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 23.4 mi
- Leoni House: 22.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 22.6 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 24.6 mi
- Pope Beach: 22.7 mi
- Kiva Beach: 22.8 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 24.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 15.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 22.7 mi
- St Theresa: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 20 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 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 46.9 | 126 | 84.2 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 33.6 | 24.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Silver LK Outlet NR Kirkwood CA, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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