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Basin Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,293 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Callaghan3,088 m · 24.0 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America24.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
39.8489, -116.5383
Basin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Basin Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,293 m. Mount Callaghan stands 3,088 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 24 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CallaghanWSW 246°3,088 m24.0 mi
Roberts Creek MountainE 83°3,041 m12.2 mi
Cooper PeakENE 76°2,870 m12.3 mi
Fagin MountainSSW 198°2,775 m7.1 mi
Mount TenaboN 354°2,725 m21.8 mi
Bates MountainSSW 213°2,724 m23.6 mi
Buck MountainSSW 203°2,710 m3.5 mi
Western PeakENE 66°2,693 m10.9 mi

78 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
Peaks: 25
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:58
June solstice05:1919:3820:19
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0515:4216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340455362716960483828
Precip in0.80.60.91.01.40.70.50.30.50.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.37.023.56.01.00.10.00.00.00.00.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coils CK Abv Horse CK NR Eureka, NV, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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