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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,816 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Ruby Dome3,428 m · 5.0 mi
Nearest byway
Lamoille Canyon Road5.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:17local time
Coordinates
40.6464, -115.5653
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,816 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 5.5 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeESE 110°3,428 m5.0 mi
Mount FitzgeraldESE 109°3,418 m8.6 mi
Snow Lake PeakESE 108°3,394 m9.3 mi
Verdi PeakE 91°3,375 m10.9 mi
Mount GilbertESE 104°3,352 m6.4 mi
Mount SillimanESE 108°3,336 m6.0 mi
Lake PeakESE 123°3,329 m10.6 mi
King PeakSSE 157°3,326 m12.7 mi

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Springs: 30
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:55
June solstice05:1219:3620:17
September equinox06:3118:0518:41
December solstice07:0315:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937435059686758463527
Precip in1.31.21.51.92.21.00.30.60.71.01.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille Yost, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5.25.68.528.514721380.215.97.37.16.45.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lamoille CK NR Lamoille, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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