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Million Dollar Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,365 m
Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
Bear Top2,589 m · 19.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway3.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
38.2565, -120.2557
Million Dollar Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Million Dollar Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,365 m. Bear Top stands 2,589 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Leaf Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Million Dollar Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear TopNE 35°2,589 m19.3 mi
Pinecrest PeakE 97°2,574 m18.0 mi
Koala TopNE 36°2,523 m19.9 mi
Bell MountainESE 112°2,425 m19.6 mi
Flagpole PointNNE 29°2,413 m16.1 mi
Bull Run RockE 90°2,393 m17.0 mi
Osborne HillNE 40°2,381 m19.8 mi
Bourland MountainESE 121°2,346 m20.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4920:28
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1516:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2893665289221,285730219139128122156252

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge NF Stanislaus R NR Avery CA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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