Bull Run Spring
Bull Run Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 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.
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 18.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crack'in Lake Overlook: 4.4 mi
- Skinny Ridge Hill: 4.8 mi
- Bismark Peak: 4.8 mi
- McTarnahan Hill: 4.8 mi
- Skinny Ridge Bump: 5.4 mi
- Santa Maria Aquatic Park: 4.6 mi
- Santa Maria Ranch Park: 4.8 mi
- Our Park: 5.4 mi
- Como Park: 5.9 mi
- Dayton Valley Dog Park: 5.9 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 4.7 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 4.7 mi
- Carson Raceway: 10.3 mi
- Molhenge: 12.0 mi
- Republic of Molossia: 12.0 mi
- Erastra Spring: 4.2 mi
- Stone Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lebo Spring: 6.8 mi
- Barton Springs: 8.7 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 10.7 mi
- Dayton Museum: 5.8 mi
- Dayton Museum: 5.8 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 6.0 mi
- Old US Mint: 9.7 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 9.7 mi
- South Beach: 11.7 mi
- Secret Beach: 18.3 mi
- Creek Beach: 18.5 mi
- Boaters Beach: 18.5 mi
- Secret Cove Beach: 18.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 9.6 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 11.2 mi
- S H & N Mill - Former Site of: 11.3 mi
- Como: 6.1 mi
- Stone Cabin: 7.7 mi
- Sutro: 8.7 mi
- Washoe City: 15.4 mi
- Galena: 17.3 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Galena Terrace: 19.0 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 19.9 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Norton Park: 12.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.9 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 13.4 mi
- Genoa Falls: 18.3 mi
- Susans Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 20.2 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 20.2 mi
- Pony Bob Haslam Group Use Area: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Valley Peak | W 270° | 2,803 m | 15.8 mi |
| Genoa Peak | WSW 244° | 2,788 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Como | SSE 146° | 2,743 m | 11.0 mi |
| South Camp Peak | WSW 248° | 2,700 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rice Peak | SSE 151° | 2,667 m | 13.4 mi |
| Marlette Peak | W 278° | 2,661 m | 16.7 mi |
| Duane Bliss Peak | WSW 252° | 2,639 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lyon Peak | ESE 106° | 2,627 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 448 | 354 | 547 | 563 | 1,236 | 941 | 305 | 42.8 | 18.4 | 76.9 | 128 | 243 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carson RV AT Dayton, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Western Rattlesnake2 obs
- Common Raven1 obs
- Bank Swallow1 obs
- Pacific chorus frog1 obs
- Painted Lady1 obs
- Red Admiral1 obs
- slender phlox1 obs
- Desert Collared Lizard1 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/7330909536
Day trips start here
- Virginia City · 11 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 12 mi
- Incline Village · 22 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 25 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 26 mi
- Silver Springs · 27 mi
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