Virgil Connell Spring
Virgil Connell Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,358 m. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Two: 1.1 mi
- Leviathan Peak: 1.3 mi
- High Peak: 2.9 mi
- Gray Hills: 3.4 mi
- Nevada Hill: 4.8 mi
- Big Spring: 1.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 2.4 mi
- Double Spring: 8.0 mi
- Dowd Springs: 8.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 9.5 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 3.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 10.3 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 10.3 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 10.5 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 11.0 mi
- Barney Riley: 7.3 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Old Jail: 11.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 11.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 21.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 10.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 14.0 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 17.9 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 9.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 15.6 mi
- Distillery Wall: 24.0 mi
- Detox Wall: 24.0 mi
- Carson Falls: 14.0 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 15.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 23.2 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 24.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 10.5 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 20.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 19.3 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Virgil Connell Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SW 224° | 3,324 m | 13.0 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | S 190° | 3,296 m | 17.0 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 230° | 3,283 m | 12.2 mi |
| Fish Valley Peak | S 177° | 3,209 m | 16.8 mi |
| Antelope Peak | S 173° | 3,124 m | 14.4 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SSW 213° | 3,059 m | 16.9 mi |
| Raymond Peak | WSW 249° | 3,055 m | 14.2 mi |
| Disaster Peak | SSW 206° | 3,053 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Aspen C Abv Leviathan Mine NR Markleeville CA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- woolly mule's ears42 obs
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily27 obs
- sulfur buckwheat20 obs
- quaking aspen19 obs
- flatbud prickly poppy19 obs
- Low Phacelia17 obs
- Brown's Peony16 obs
- nettle-leaf giant hyssop14 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/7436472539
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