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Lava Springs

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Elevation, modelled
2,548 m
Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
Eagle Peak3,603 m · 15.6 mi
Nearest byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway23.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
38.4048, -119.3943
Lava Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Lava Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,548 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fales Hot Spring, a hot spring 3.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Lava Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakS 183°3,603 m15.6 mi
Hunewill PeakS 189°3,562 m17.2 mi
Victoria PeakS 186°3,561 m16.4 mi
Mount PattersonENE 66°3,552 m5.3 mi
Wheeler PeakE 81°3,545 m5.8 mi
Walker MountainSSW 200°3,524 m12.4 mi
Leavitt PeakWSW 240°3,516 m16.2 mi
Hanna MountainSSW 198°3,491 m15.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Hot springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3519:4620:26
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1215:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

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

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs75.076.011831680195548314468.855.864.367.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV Blw L Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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