Big Spring
Big Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,993 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dip Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1993 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
92 named places within 25 miles
- Dip Spring: 1.2 mi
- Slide Spring: 2.8 mi
- Bull Springs: 3.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 3.0 mi
- North Spring: 3.1 mi
- Fortynine Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Big Hat Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Black Hills: 8.2 mi
- Metzker Peak: 8.3 mi
- Little Hat Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Vya: 5.6 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 6.1 mi
- Vya: 5.6 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 21.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SW 225° | 3,016 m | 22.6 mi |
| Warren Peak | WSW 241° | 2,950 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | SW 232° | 2,768 m | 19.3 mi |
| Emerson Peak | SW 216° | 2,724 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cole Peak | SW 221° | 2,723 m | 21.8 mi |
| Milk Peak | WSW 248° | 2,623 m | 18.1 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,588 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bearcamp Mountain | SW 215° | 2,576 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:49 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1030834803
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