Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,581 feet. Big Spring is situated nearby to the locality Shanks Cove, as well as near Five Lakes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Washeshu Peak.
Washeshu Peak
Peak
Washeshu Peak is an 8,855-foot-elevation mountain summit in Placer County, California, United States. Washeshu Peak is situated 2 miles north of Big Spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley.
Alpine Meadows
Hamlet
Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. The community is located on Bear Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles west of Tahoe City, at an elevation of 6,480 ft. Alpine Meadows is situated 3 miles northeast of Big Spring.
Olympic Valley
Village
Photo: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympic Valley is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. Olympic Valley is situated 4 miles northeast of Big Spring.
Big Spring
- Type: Spring
- Category: body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.14929° or 39° 8′ 58″ northLongitude
-120.26963° or 120° 16′ 11″ westElevation
6,581 feet (2,006 metres)Open location code
84FX4PXJ+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3041721670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Spring” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Spring (tubud sa Estados Unidos, California, Placer County)”
- Cebuano: “Big Spring”
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Localities in the Area
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