Brown Spring
Brown Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,762 m. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Homestead Spring: 1.6 mi
- Hellman Spring: 1.8 mi
- Belmont Springs: 3.4 mi
- Washout Spring: 4.2 mi
- School Creek Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Cass House Peak: 8.8 mi
- Sherman Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Pearl Peak: 9.4 mi
- Bailey Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Hobson: 13.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 20.3 mi
- Black Forest: 21.5 mi
- Birch: 21.5 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Peak | NE 35° | 3,326 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tipton Peak | NE 40° | 3,315 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pearl Peak | E 79° | 3,285 m | 9.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | NE 41° | 3,254 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cass House Peak | E 94° | 3,222 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | SE 132° | 3,114 m | 9.3 mi |
| Drown Peak | NNE 29° | 3,102 m | 23.8 mi |
| Christina Peak | S 190° | 2,904 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:38 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 12 mi away.
- Timothy grass1 obs
- common silverweed1 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/10101861663
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