- Elevation, modelled
- 1,968 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Ruby Dome3,428 m · 4.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lamoille Canyon Road4.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:17local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6524, -115.5403
Big Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,968 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 4.1 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | ESE 122° | 3,428 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | ESE 116° | 3,418 m | 7.6 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | ESE 113° | 3,394 m | 8.2 mi |
| Verdi Peak | E 93° | 3,375 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | ESE 111° | 3,352 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Silliman | ESE 118° | 3,336 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lake Peak | SE 129° | 3,329 m | 9.8 mi |
| King Peak | SSE 163° | 3,326 m | 12.7 mi |
- 4.1 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
94 named places within 25 miles
- Noon Rock: 2.0 mi
- Lee Peak: 3.2 mi
- Ruby Dome: 4.0 mi
- Mount Silliman: 5.0 mi
- Mount Gilbert: 5.3 mi
- Basin Spring: 0.8 mi
- Brennen Spring: 1.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 1.4 mi
- Owl Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cherry Spring: 2.0 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 6.8 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
- Southside Park: 16.6 mi
- Railroad Park: 17.0 mi
- Main City Park: 17.2 mi
- South Fork: 9.8 mi
- Cottonwood: 17.2 mi
- Ruby City: 18.1 mi
- Hunter: 20.2 mi
- Moleen: 22.1 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.0 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 17.0 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 17.2 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 21.9 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.0 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 17.3 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 17.3 mi
- The Elko E: 14.1 mi
- The Elko E: 14.1 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 12.3 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 17.2 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5.2 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 147 | 213 | 80.2 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lamoille CK NR Lamoille, NV, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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