Cherry Spring
Cherry Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,145 m. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
How to reach it
70 named places within 25 miles
- Maverick Springs: 2.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.0 mi
- Gardner Spring: 4.0 mi
- Mountain Spring: 10.0 mi
- Blue Jay Spring: 10.7 mi
- Red Hill: 2.0 mi
- High Bald Peaks: 10.2 mi
- Station Butte: 12.0 mi
- Hamilton Butte: 12.3 mi
- Cass House Peak: 14.0 mi
- Hobson: 13.9 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cherry Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Peak | NNW 337° | 3,326 m | 24.1 mi |
| Tipton Peak | NNW 332° | 3,315 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pearl Peak | WNW 293° | 3,285 m | 14.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 326° | 3,254 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cass House Peak | WNW 283° | 3,222 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | W 261° | 3,114 m | 15.8 mi |
| High Peak | E 85° | 2,856 m | 20.9 mi |
| Big Bald Mountain | SW 227° | 2,828 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:34 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:36 | 16:19 |
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, 11 mi away.
- Spineless Horsebrush2 obs
- Munro's Globemallow1 obs
- Western Thatching Ant1 obs
- Desert Paintbrush1 obs
- matted wild buckwheat1 obs
- fragrant evening primrose1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 obs
- Nevada grounddaisy1 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/10184462449
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