Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,165 m. Mount Irish stands 2,629 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway runs past it. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada
How to reach it
- On the Extraterrestrial Highway
- 0.8 mi off the Highway 93
Overlooks nearby
- Red Flag view spot · 24 mi
59 named places within 25 miles
- Brownie Spring: 3.6 mi
- Hiko Spring: 4.7 mi
- Ash Springs: 5.2 mi
- Reed Spring: 10.3 mi
- Eightmile Spring: 10.4 mi
- Table Top Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Echo Rock: 8.0 mi
- Shaman Hill: 9.7 mi
- Logan Hill: 10.2 mi
- Silver Hill: 10.2 mi
- Crystal Wash II: 3.7 mi
- Crystal Wash I: 4.0 mi
- F-15C Crash Site (2011): 4.3 mi
- Echo Rock Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 7.9 mi
- Paiute Rock Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 9.2 mi
- RDP VOL: 10.1 mi
- Area 51 Green Pointer: 16.8 mi
- Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Irish | NW 310° | 2,629 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sanderson Mountain | NW 315° | 2,625 m | 12.1 mi |
| Badger Mountain | SSW 202° | 2,428 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hyko | ESE 107° | 2,423 m | 11.6 mi |
| Monte Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,417 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tikaboo Peak | SSW 208° | 2,412 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tempiute Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,361 m | 23.0 mi |
| Noname Peak | SSW 203° | 2,330 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:27 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:46 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hiko, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Rachel · 29 mi
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