Rock Springs Mountain
Rock Springs Mountain rises to 2,201 m in Nevada. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Springs, a spring 2.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 27 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49077280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,201 m
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
78 named places within 25 miles
- Crane Springs: 2.7 mi
- Cherry Springs: 8.5 mi
- Mill Creek Spring: 8.7 mi
- Murdock Spring: 8.8 mi
- Red Spring: 10.7 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Elliott Benchmark: 5.5 mi
- Ravens Nest: 6.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Cottonwood: 12.3 mi
- South Fork: 15.8 mi
- Palisade: 18.7 mi
- Moleen: 19.6 mi
- Hunter: 20.4 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 16.2 mi
- Carlin Park: 20.7 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Springs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Peak | E 87° | 3,326 m | 22.9 mi |
| Lee Peak | ENE 62° | 3,325 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tipton Peak | E 96° | 3,315 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pearl Peak | SE 129° | 3,285 m | 24.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 101° | 3,254 m | 21.4 mi |
| Drown Peak | E 80° | 3,102 m | 21.7 mi |
| Elliott Benchmark | SW 233° | 2,669 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ravens Nest | WNW 299° | 2,640 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:37 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357549659
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