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Big Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,468 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Troy Peak3,336 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway
Lunar Crater Back Country Byway13.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:11local time
Coordinates
38.5558, -115.7715
Big Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Big Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,468 m. Troy Peak stands 3,336 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockes, a ghost town 0.2 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Troy PeakSE 138°3,336 m22.0 mi
Timber MountainSE 134°3,192 m20.5 mi
Blue Eagle MountainE 93°2,913 m16.2 mi
Portuguese MountainNNW 342°2,795 m13.5 mi
Bald MountainE 99°2,640 m20.5 mi
Tank SummitE 96°2,550 m18.1 mi
Red Ring MountainNW 313°2,365 m21.0 mi
Depa No’obiWNW 299°2,314 m20.9 mi
On the road
Around it

93 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
Peaks: 25
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 2
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2018:55
June solstice05:2019:3220:11
September equinox06:3218:0718:42
December solstice06:5815:4416:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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