- Elevation, modelled
- 2,204 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Grafton3,343 m · 21.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Loneliest Road in America12.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9660, -114.9306
Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,204 m. Mount Grafton stands 3,343 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Butte, a peak 0.9 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 12 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grafton | SSE 152° | 3,343 m | 21.5 mi |
| Ward Mountain | N 3° | 3,322 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cave Mountain | NE 51° | 3,275 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hamels Peak | N 8° | 3,164 m | 8.0 mi |
| Camel Peak | NNE 31° | 3,066 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sawmill Peak | S 176° | 2,875 m | 5.3 mi |
| Taylor Peak | ENE 60° | 2,857 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cooper Summit | NE 50° | 2,839 m | 20.5 mi |
- 12.5 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 19.1 mi off the Highway 93
Named places within 25 miles
- Millard Spring: 2.4 mi
- Summit Spring: 2.8 mi
- Mahogany Hotel Spring: 2.8 mi
- Martin Spring: 3.6 mi
- Little White Rock Spring: 3.9 mi
- Red Butte: 0.9 mi
- Sawmill Peak: 5.3 mi
- White Knoll: 7.6 mi
- Hamels Peak: 8.0 mi
- Ward Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Lund Ball Park: 8.6 mi
- Ward Mountain Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
- Bianche Park: 18.6 mi
- Cave Lake State Park: 19.1 mi
- Broadbent Park: 19.5 mi
- Lund Museum: 8.2 mi
- White Pine Museum: 20.0 mi
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum: 20.5 mi
- Kimberly: 21.1 mi
- Veteran: 21.5 mi
- Cave Valley: 23.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.8 mi
- Douglas Point: 18.3 mi
- The Lund L: 8.4 mi
- Ely Renaissance Village: 19.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:29 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:39 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lund, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jun–Oct — fullest in Aug, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Preston Big Sprg NR Preston, NV, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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