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Sardine Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,253 m
Tallest summit within 19.1 miles
Snowflower Mountain3,115 m · 18.0 mi
Nearest byway
Mount Rose Highway22.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
39.5464, -120.1968
Sardine Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sardine Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,253 m. Snowflower Mountain stands 3,115 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sardine Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 22 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Sardine Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowflower MountainSE 129°3,115 m18.0 mi
Mount LolaSW 229°2,788 m11.9 mi
Castle PeakSSW 213°2,773 m14.9 mi
Basin PeakSW 218°2,749 m14.4 mi
Babbitt PeakNE 52°2,664 m6.2 mi
Verdi PeakESE 121°2,566 m9.8 mi
Ladybug PeakESE 117°2,520 m9.1 mi
Mount JudahSSW 200°2,513 m18.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 13
Attractions: 7
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Hot springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3419:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5816:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282833384552585752433527

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sagehen Creek, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs15.711.315.222.045.850.921.413.417.715.717.217.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Independence C NR Truckee CA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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