Saratoga Hot Spring
Saratoga Hot Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,433 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Springs Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 9.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 13.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 24.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 11 mi
- Cave Rock · 11 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Scenic lookout · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hot Springs Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Prison Hill: 4.9 mi
- McTarnahan Hill: 5.8 mi
- Anderson Peak: 7.1 mi
- C Hill: 7.3 mi
- Johnson Lane Park: 1.4 mi
- Valley Farms: 2.1 mi
- Stephanie Way Equestrian Staging Area: 2.5 mi
- South Sunridge Park: 2.7 mi
- North Sunridge Park: 2.8 mi
- Taylor Spring: 8.8 mi
- Erastra Spring: 9.2 mi
- Lebo Spring: 9.3 mi
- Fish Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 10.7 mi
- Creek Beach: 12.0 mi
- Whale Beach: 12.0 mi
- Boaters Beach: 12.0 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 12.2 mi
- Secret Cove Beach: 12.2 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 6.6 mi
- Old US Mint: 7.7 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 7.9 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 10.6 mi
- Carson Raceway: 9.5 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 11.6 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 11.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 12.2 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 13.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 7.4 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 17.1 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 18.0 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 16.6 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 19.8 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 21.3 mi
- Genoa Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 7.9 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 19.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Falls: 21.1 mi
- Tallac Point: 18.6 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 20.8 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 21.8 mi
- Distillery Wall: 22.4 mi
- Como: 16.3 mi
- Sutro: 17.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Washoe City: 18.3 mi
- Galena: 20.3 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 18.2 mi
- Norton Park: 21.3 mi
- St Theresa: 15.0 mi
- The Big Tree: 22.7 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Saratoga Hot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SSW 212° | 3,305 m | 16.2 mi |
| Jobs Sister | SSW 210° | 3,299 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jobs Peak | SSW 205° | 3,233 m | 15.2 mi |
| Monument Peak | SW 222° | 3,068 m | 12.5 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | SW 217° | 3,016 m | 16.1 mi |
| East Peak | SW 228° | 2,899 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Siegel | SE 132° | 2,869 m | 17.4 mi |
| Galena Peak | SE 134° | 2,866 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 359 | 385 | 439 | 625 | 1,179 | 938 | 264 | 55.3 | 43.8 | 96.8 | 187 | 266 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carson RV NR Carson City, NV, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Long-nosed Leopard Lizard51 obs
- Western Whiptail23 obs
- Western Fence Lizard22 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk17 obs
- Cooper's Hawk15 obs
- Green Ephedra14 obs
- Two-tailed Swallowtail14 obs
- Carson Valley Monkeyflower13 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/7330851228
Day trips start here
- Lake Tahoe · 16 mi
- Incline Village · 18 mi
- Virginia City · 18 mi
- Bliss State Park · 20 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 21 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 21 mi
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