Tragedy Spring
Tragedy Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,422 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Plasse Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 15 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plasse Peak: 2.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Glove Rock: 4.3 mi
- Martin Point: 4.5 mi
- Castle Point: 4.7 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 3.6 mi
- Singleton Springs: 4.9 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 5.3 mi
- Ham Spring: 6.3 mi
- Buckskin Joe Spring: 8.3 mi
- Wester Park: 6.4 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 13.9 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 16.3 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 17.1 mi
- Machado Postpile: 3.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.0 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 11.4 mi
- Sugar Bun: 12.7 mi
- Bloods Point: 13.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 3.6 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 9.3 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 9.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 16.5 mi
- Elkus: 17.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 13.7 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 13.8 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 17.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.2 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 16.7 mi
- Bassi Falls: 20.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 20.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 13.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 14.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 16.8 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 17.4 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 20.8 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 19.3 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Baldwin Home: 21.4 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 22.7 mi
- Leoni House: 19.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Balancing Rock: 24.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 24.8 mi
- Kiva Beach: 21.4 mi
- Pope Beach: 21.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 23.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 24.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 18.7 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 21.4 mi
- St Theresa: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Tragedy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ENE 78° | 3,164 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Sisters | ENE 78° | 3,094 m | 7.7 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | ENE 60° | 3,067 m | 10.0 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NE 54° | 3,061 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | N 358° | 3,042.818 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Price | N 354° | 3,040 m | 15.6 mi |
| Agassiz | N 355° | 3,038 m | 15.1 mi |
| Thimble Peak | ENE 72° | 2,988 m | 4.9 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 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 20 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, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Sierra juniper23 obs
- Sierra Stonecrop21 obs
- Mountain Spirea18 obs
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily17 obs
- Bridges' cliffbrake17 obs
- Mountain Pride16 obs
- Mountain Jewelflower15 obs
- Naked Buckwheat12 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/7516873559
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 24 mi
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