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Bull Run Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,711 m
Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
Snow Valley Peak2,803 m · 15.8 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway3.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:29local time
Coordinates
39.1538, -119.5873
Bull Run Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bull Run Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,711 m. Snow Valley Peak stands 2,803 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Erastra Spring, a spring 4.2 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bull Run Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow Valley PeakW 270°2,803 m15.8 mi
Genoa PeakWSW 244°2,788 m17.5 mi
Mount ComoSSE 146°2,743 m11.0 mi
South Camp PeakWSW 248°2,700 m17.3 mi
Rice PeakSSE 151°2,667 m13.4 mi
Marlette PeakW 278°2,661 m16.7 mi
Duane Bliss PeakWSW 252°2,639 m16.4 mi
Lyon PeakESE 106°2,627 m6.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 19
Springs: 18
Beaches: 18
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4820:29
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5716:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844495765727063524134
Precip in1.71.51.20.50.50.40.20.10.20.60.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan, Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4483545475631,23694130542.818.476.9128243

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carson RV AT Dayton, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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