Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,789 m. Warren Peak stands 2,950 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Metzker Peak: 4.7 mi
- Fortynine Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Big Point: 10.8 mi
- Little Baldy: 15.5 mi
- Painted Point: 15.7 mi
- Juniper Spring: 1.6 mi
- Willow Springs: 1.8 mi
- Quaking Asp Spring: 7.7 mi
- Glenn's Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
- Applegate Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 6.6 mi
- Vya: 8.9 mi
- Three Corners Monument: 21.2 mi
- Vya: 8.9 mi
- Sheldon National Antelope Refuge: 22.1 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 22.3 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 23.2 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Peak | SSW 211° | 2,950 m | 24.9 mi |
| Milk Peak | SW 214° | 2,623 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Bidwell | NNW 333° | 2,529 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,518 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Vida | NW 323° | 2,500 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WSW 246° | 2,476 m | 16.9 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | NNW 328° | 2,460 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 277° | 2,417 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 15 mi away.
- western blue flag2 obs
- springbank clover1 obs
- hairy paintbrush1 obs
- whitestem frasera1 obs
- yellow fritillary1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11332169604
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