Sand Springs Pony Express Station
Sand Springs Pony Express Station is a historic site in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,205 m. Job Peak stands 2,660 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 0.8 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,205 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
85 named places within 25 miles
- Sand Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pony Bob Peak: 3.5 mi
- Roys Point: 7.6 mi
- Sand Springs Peak: 9.9 mi
- Wheat Peak: 10.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 0.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 6.8 mi
- Ripley Spring: 12.3 mi
- La Plata Spring: 12.4 mi
- Mud Hole Spring: 14.2 mi
- Project Shoal Monument: 6.6 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 9.1 mi
- Fallon Nature Reserve: 20.1 mi
- Oats Park: 22.6 mi
- Churchill County Regional Park: 22.9 mi
- Salt Wells: 10.6 mi
- Eagleville: 11.6 mi
- Fairview: 11.9 mi
- Nevada City: 16.9 mi
- Stillwater: 17.4 mi
- Dixie Valley - Fairview Peak 7.1 Earthquake 1954 Fault Line: 15.5 mi
- Stillwater Point: 15.8 mi
- Fault: 23.9 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 16.5 mi
- Oats Park Arts Center: 22.6 mi
- Shoe Tree: 23.1 mi
- Pony Express Monument: 10.5 mi
- Eagleville: 20.4 mi
- S Line Reservoir Beach: 20.9 mi
- Churchill County Museum: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Springs Pony Express Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Peak | NNE 26° | 2,660 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | NNE 25° | 2,611 m | 19.7 mi |
| Carson Table Summit | NNE 20° | 2,527 m | 18.4 mi |
| Fairview Peak | ESE 108° | 2,521 m | 14.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,521 m | 18.4 mi |
| Slaughter Peaks | NNE 24° | 2,474 m | 17.4 mi |
| Shaly Peak | NNE 22° | 2,464 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sand Springs Range Cairn | SSE 164° | 2,272 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:52 | 16:34 |
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 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/226424920
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