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Spring Canyon Mountain

Spring Canyon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spring Canyon Mountain rises to 2,226 m in Nevada. Elliott Benchmark stands 2,669 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Emigrant Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 27 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.64381, -115.99146

78 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 26
Peaks: 20
Parks: 13
  • Carlin Park: 8.0 mi
  • Angel Park: 17.2 mi
  • Fir St. Pocket Park: 17.3 mi
  • Southside Park: 17.5 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 17.7 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.8 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 18.6 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 18.9 mi
  • The Elko E: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Canyon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott BenchmarkS 179°2,669 m16.2 mi
Ravens NestS 186°2,640 m9.8 mi
Bunker HillS 186°2,636 m9.3 mi
Pine MountainSSW 205°2,524 m8.7 mi
Swales MountainN 351°2,430 m20.5 mi
Robinson MountainS 171°2,427 m18.0 mi
Fish Creek MountainNNW 349°2,377 m23.3 mi
Marys MountainWNW 294°2,345 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1419:3820:19
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0515:3716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435160696757453426
Precip in1.00.81.01.11.40.70.30.50.60.70.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 843930 — Spring Canyon Mountain, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357549638

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