Jim Quinn Spring
Jim Quinn Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,093 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Singleton Springs, a spring 1.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 18 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alder Hill: 1.8 mi
- Leek Spring Hill: 2.6 mi
- Peddler Hill: 5.5 mi
- Plasse Peak: 6.9 mi
- Iron Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Singleton Springs: 1.3 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 3.6 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 5.3 mi
- Ham Spring: 7.3 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 8.8 mi
- Wester Park: 11.2 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 12.4 mi
- Archery: 14.5 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 18.0 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 2.4 mi
- Elkus: 13.6 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.9 mi
- Trails West marker: 17.1 mi
- Machado Postpile: 8.5 mi
- Sugar Bun: 8.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.5 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 11.7 mi
- Detox Wall: 16.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 15.3 mi
- Bassi Falls: 17.0 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 17.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.7 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 13.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 17.9 mi
- Leoni House: 14.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 22.2 mi
- Balancing Rock: 24.2 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 24.8 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 24.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 15.8 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 16.4 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 19.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 21.7 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 22.5 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 14.4 mi
- Baldwin Home: 22.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 24.3 mi
- Kiva Beach: 22.3 mi
- Pope Beach: 22.6 mi
- Lester Beach: 25.0 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 22.2 mi
- Peep Sight: 23.8 mi
- St Theresa: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Jim Quinn Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | E 88° | 3,164 m | 13.1 mi |
| The Sisters | E 88° | 3,094 m | 12.7 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | ENE 74° | 3,067 m | 14.3 mi |
| Stevens Peak | ENE 69° | 3,061 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 19° | 3,042.818 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Price | NNE 14° | 3,040 m | 14.8 mi |
| Agassiz | NNE 16° | 3,038 m | 14.5 mi |
| Thimble Peak | E 87° | 2,988 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 16 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, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Corn Lily48 obs
- fivespot39 obs
- Torrey's monkeyflower36 obs
- velvety stickseed31 obs
- white bog orchid30 obs
- California coneflower28 obs
- common cowparsnip22 obs
- woolly mule's ears22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7516864143
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 24 mi
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