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Warm Springs Natural Area

Warm Springs Natural Area from directly overhead

Warm Springs Natural Area is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Mormon Peak stands 2,254 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Warm Springs, a spring 0.2 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Natural area with limited public use.

What to expect

Operated by
Southern Nevada Water Authority

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71150, -114.71343

102 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 39
  • Jump: 13.2 mi
  • Jump: 13.2 mi
  • Petroglyphs near Duck Rock: 17.4 mi
  • Duck Rock: 17.7 mi
  • old car: 18.3 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Table Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Dead Man Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Moapa Peak: 17.7 mi
  • Rust Peak: 18.5 mi
  • White Domes: 18.6 mi
Springs: 11
  • Warm Springs: 0.2 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Wamp Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 20.9 mi
Parks: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 4
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Mormon Mesa: 18.8 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 20.9 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 24.3 mi
  • Cabin Springs: 24.6 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Warm Springs Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mormon PeakNNE 33°2,254 m21.6 mi
Moapa PeakNE 55°1,955 m17.7 mi
Rust PeakNE 37°1,940.052 m18.5 mi
Sunflower MountainN 357°1,529 m25.0 mi
The SummitENE 57°1,139 m24.8 mi
Piute PointS 171°817 m19.0 mi
Beehive RockSSE 157°783 m22.8 mi
Baseline MesaSE 144°720 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2119:2320:02
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4815:4716:27

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677686929083695546
Precip in0.70.90.80.30.10.00.40.40.30.50.50.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6070908832

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