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Barton Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,785 m
Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
Mount Como2,743 m · 14.8 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
39.2349, -119.4640
Barton Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Barton Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,785 m. Mount Como stands 2,743 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rawe Peak, a peak 2.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Barton Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ComoS 182°2,743 m14.8 mi
Rice PeakS 180°2,667 m17.2 mi
Lyon PeakS 184°2,627 m7.4 mi
Mineral PeakSSW 197°2,519 m13.6 mi
Rawe PeakSSW 202°2,511 m2.5 mi
Mount DavidsonWNW 295°2,389 m11.8 mi
Ophir HillWNW 298°2,369 m12.4 mi
Mount BullionWNW 293°2,336 m12.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 16
Springs: 13
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3219:4820:28
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:1515:5616:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641455464737164524133
Precip in1.82.11.60.50.70.50.20.20.30.61.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Virginia City, 11 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4745516589381,3261,00530265.646.5108186254

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carson R Abv Sixmile Cyn CK Blw Dayton, NV, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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