Cold Springs Station Site
Cold Springs Station Site is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,663 m. Desatoya North Twin stands 3,027 m to the east-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Telegraph Station, a historic site 0.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 5.9 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
The Cold Springs Station Site, west of Austin, Nevada, is a historic stagecoach station site that was active during 1861-1869 as a passenger and freight station, and later for freight. Only stone ruins remain. Nearby is the location of the original Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins. Also known as the Rock Creek Stage Station, the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; the listing included 120 acres (49 ha).
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Wikidata Q14705078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
Overlooks nearby
77 named places within 25 miles
- Desatoya North Twin: 5.3 mi
- Desatoya Peak: 5.4 mi
- Basque Summit: 8.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 4.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Den Spring: 6.9 mi
- Topia Spring: 7.2 mi
- White Rock Springs: 7.6 mi
- Old Telegraph Station: 0.4 mi
- Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins: 1.5 mi
- Alpine Post Office: 10.2 mi
- Overland Stage Station: 21.6 mi
- Overland Stage Station (ruins): 22.1 mi
- Wonder: 11.1 mi
- Fairview: 20.2 mi
- Quartz Mountain: 24.5 mi
- Broken Hills: 25.0 mi
- Shoe Tree: 9.7 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 15.3 mi
- Smith Creek Valley Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cold Springs Station Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desatoya North Twin | ESE 106° | 3,027 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Augusta | NNW 342° | 2,996 m | 10.9 mi |
| Desatoya Peak | ESE 109° | 2,995 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 145° | 2,711 m | 9.2 mi |
| Healy Peak | N 7° | 2,696 m | 20.5 mi |
| Shaley Peak | N 359° | 2,680 m | 15.6 mi |
| Job Peak | WNW 303° | 2,660 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | WNW 297° | 2,611 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:49 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middlegate-clifford, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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