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Sand Springs Pony Express Station

Sand Springs Pony Express Station from directly overhead

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. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1205 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.29109, -118.41809

Overlooks nearby

Around it

92 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • 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
Parks: 11
  • Sand Springs Pony Express Station Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Project Shoal Monument: 6.6 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 9.1 mi
  • Pony Express Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Fallon Nature Reserve: 20.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Nowhere Nevada: 16.5 mi
  • Oats Park Arts Center: 22.6 mi
  • Shoe Tree: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • S Line Reservoir Beach: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Churchill County Museum: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Job PeakNNE 26°2,660 m22.4 mi
Mount LincolnNNE 25°2,611 m19.7 mi
Carson Table SummitNNE 20°2,527 m18.4 mi
Fairview PeakESE 108°2,521 m14.9 mi
Table MountainNNE 20°2,521 m18.4 mi
Slaughter PeaksNNE 24°2,474 m17.4 mi
Shaly PeakNNE 22°2,464 m19.2 mi
Sand Springs Range CairnSSE 164°2,272 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:2819:4420:24
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:1115:5216:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343946516069777566534133
Precip in0.50.40.50.50.90.40.10.10.20.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallon Naas, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/226424920

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