Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 7,828 feet. Big Spring is situated nearby to the village Topaz Lake, as well as near the locality Holbrook Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monitor Pass.
Monitor Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain.
Monitor Pass is a high mountain pass in California in the Sierra Nevada southeast of Lake Tahoe. It is traversed by State Route 89 near that highway's southern terminus at U.S. Route 395 near the community of Topaz. Monitor Pass is situated 1½ miles southwest of Big Spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Topaz Lake and Holbrook Junction.
Topaz Lake
Village
Topaz Lake is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 157 at the 2010 census. Topaz Lake is situated 3 miles east of Big Spring.
Holbrook Junction
Locality
Holbrook Junction is an unincorporated community in southeast Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The community is at the intersection of US Route 395 and Nevada State Route 208. Topaz Lake lies on the Nevada - California state line two miles south of the community on Route 395. Holbrook Junction is situated 4 miles northeast of Big Spring.
Topaz Ranch Estates
Village
Topaz Ranch Estates is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Topaz Ranch Estates had a population of 1,630. Topaz Ranch Estates is situated 6 miles northeast of Big Spring.
Big Spring
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69059° or 38° 41′ 26″ northLongitude
-119.59877° or 119° 35′ 56″ westElevation
7,828 feet (2,386 metres)Open location code
85C2MCR2+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7451321225OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
“Big Spring” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Spring (tubud sa Estados Unidos, California, Alpine County)”
- Cebuano: “Big Spring”
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