Blue Point Spring
Blue Point Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Point Spring Parking Area, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 2.9 miles off. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 6.5 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 7 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 18 mi
180 named places within 25 miles
- Pillar 2: 3.0 mi
- Little Arch: 3.0 mi
- Pillar 1: 3.0 mi
- Windows Loop: 3.0 mi
- Kiss 2: 3.0 mi
- Blue Point: 0.4 mi
- Saint Thomas Salt: 3.5 mi
- Seven Sisters: 4.6 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Silica Dome: 5.7 mi
- Rogers Spring: 1.0 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 1.4 mi
- Getchel Spring: 4.0 mi
- Bitter Spring: 8.5 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 11.2 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 3.2 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 6.3 mi
- Syphus Home: 6.3 mi
- Gentry Store: 6.3 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 6.3 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 9.1 mi
- Overton Park: 10.5 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 10.6 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 14.2 mi
- St. Thomas: 6.3 mi
- Rioville: 16.6 mi
- Crystal: 19.7 mi
- Byron: 20.7 mi
- Dry Lake: 23.3 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 0.2 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 19.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 19.2 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 21.4 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 21.6 mi
- Engine Beach: 4.0 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 4.8 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 5.4 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 5.4 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 15.9 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 22.1 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 8.7 mi
- Lost City Museum: 9.8 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 14.6 mi
- Double Negative: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Point Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NE 50° | 2,422 m | 23.2 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | ENE 67° | 1,738 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 132° | 1,736 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mica Peak | ESE 119° | 1,719 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 148° | 1,601 m | 19.5 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 247° | 1,590 m | 15.8 mi |
| Gold Butte | ESE 120° | 1,529 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SE 138° | 1,473 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 5 mi away.
- Silver Cholla38 obs
- Iodinebush37 obs
- Mojave thistle36 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear34 obs
- Yerba Mansa34 obs
- Johnson's Beehive Cactus30 obs
- Creosote Bush29 obs
- California fan palm28 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/4718198425
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