Cherry Spring
Cherry Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,977 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east, 4.9 miles off. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 6.0 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
96 named places within 25 miles
- Noon Rock: 3.1 mi
- Lee Peak: 4.1 mi
- Ruby Dome: 4.9 mi
- Mount Silliman: 5.9 mi
- Mount Gilbert: 6.4 mi
- Cherry Spring: 0.5 mi
- Owl Spring: 1.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 1.0 mi
- Brennen Spring: 1.6 mi
- Lee Spring: 1.8 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 8.1 mi
- Southside Park: 16.8 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
- Railroad Park: 17.2 mi
- Main City Park: 17.5 mi
- South Fork: 8.3 mi
- Cottonwood: 15.8 mi
- Hunter: 19.5 mi
- Ruby City: 19.8 mi
- Moleen: 21.3 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.2 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 17.2 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 17.5 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 21.2 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.2 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 17.6 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 17.6 mi
- The Elko E: 14.5 mi
- The Elko E: 14.5 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 11.2 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 17.4 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 17.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | E 98° | 3,428 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | ESE 103° | 3,418 m | 8.4 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | ESE 102° | 3,394 m | 9.1 mi |
| Verdi Peak | E 85° | 3,375 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | E 95° | 3,352 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Silliman | E 99° | 3,336 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lake Peak | ESE 118° | 3,329 m | 10.2 mi |
| King Peak | SSE 155° | 3,326 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:35 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5.2 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 28.5 | 147 | 213 | 80.2 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lamoille CK NR Lamoille, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Columbia Spotted Frog1 obs
- western columbine1 obs
- Granite Prickly Phlox1 obs
- slendertube skyrocket1 obs
- Snowbrush Ceanothus1 obs
- Low Beardtongue1 obs
- Alpine Milkvetch1 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/10913135611
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