Cataract Spring
Cataract Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Billy Goat Peak stands 1,738 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Agua Chiquita Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 18 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 22 mi
188 named places within 25 miles
- Mineral Buttes: 3.2 mi
- Garrett Butte: 3.3 mi
- Cathedral Peaks: 6.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 6.5 mi
- Bonelli Peak: 6.9 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 10.7 mi
- Pillar 2: 15.6 mi
- Little Arch: 15.7 mi
- Pillar 1: 15.7 mi
- Windows Loop: 15.7 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 1.6 mi
- Maynard Spring: 2.5 mi
- Fairbanks Spring: 2.9 mi
- Mockingbird Spring: 3.0 mi
- Walker Spring: 3.6 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 10.6 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 15.8 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 16.6 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 16.6 mi
- Gentry Store: 16.6 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 12.0 mi
- The Temple: 12.7 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Center Point: 16.3 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 7.8 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 18.2 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 18.8 mi
- Overton Park: 22.6 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 22.8 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 10.9 mi
- Engine Beach: 13.7 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 14.2 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 14.7 mi
- Rioville: 6.7 mi
- St. Thomas: 16.6 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 19.9 mi
- Columbine Falls: 24.4 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 21.4 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 12.6 mi
- Lost City Museum: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cataract Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goat Peak | NE 36° | 1,738 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | E 100° | 1,736 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mica Peak | ENE 74° | 1,719 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SW 225° | 1,663 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SE 142° | 1,601 m | 6.9 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WNW 283° | 1,590 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gold Butte | ENE 68° | 1,529 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | ESE 110° | 1,473 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo BAY, 8 mi away.
- Las Vegas Bearpoppy9 obs
- California Barrel Cactus5 obs
- Donkey3 obs
- alkali heliotrope2 obs
- Frémont's Phacelia2 obs
- Domestic Cattle2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Northern Mockingbird1 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/2006086197
Take the scenic way to Cataract Spring.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.