Butcher Spring
Butcher Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,685 m. Star Peak stands 2,993 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Auld Lang Syne Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
How to reach it
74 named places within 25 miles
- Auld Lang Syne Peak: 1.9 mi
- Dun Glen Peak: 4.9 mi
- Rockhill Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Organ Peak: 6.5 mi
- Rose Creek Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Dolly Hayden Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mustang Spring: 7.0 mi
- McElhany Spring: 8.4 mi
- Point Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.7 mi
- Courthouse Park: 19.1 mi
- Nixon Park: 19.1 mi
- Frontier Park: 19.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 19.2 mi
- Vesco Park: 19.4 mi
- Thunder Mountain Monument: 12.5 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
- The W: 20.0 mi
- M3 Stuart: 20.0 mi
- F-86 Sabre: 20.0 mi
- Star City: 17.6 mi
- Unionville: 22.6 mi
- Humboldt Museum: 19.1 mi
- Kyle Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butcher Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Peak | SW 223° | 2,993 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sonoma Peak | ENE 61° | 2,864 m | 18.4 mi |
| Van Zant Peak | SW 229° | 2,816 m | 18.2 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SW 227° | 2,749 m | 17.7 mi |
| Indian Ikes Point | SW 230° | 2,706 m | 18.0 mi |
| Yana Point | SW 230° | 2,534 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sacred Point | SW 225° | 2,432 m | 17.2 mi |
| Eugene Peak | WNW 292° | 2,294 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winnemucca AP, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 92.7 | 169 | 262 | 422 | 535 | 528 | 385 | 88.7 | 42.6 | 35.1 | 44.2 | 67.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Humboldt RV NR Rose Ck, NV, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Western Whiptail1 obs
- Mormon Cricket1 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/5624081802
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