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Cottonwood Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,169 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Callaghan3,088 m · 22.9 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America24.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
39.8445, -116.5580
Cottonwood Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cottonwood Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,169 m. Mount Callaghan stands 3,088 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 24 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 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
Mount CallaghanWSW 246°3,088 m22.9 mi
Roberts Creek MountainE 82°3,041 m13.3 mi
Cooper PeakENE 75°2,870 m13.4 mi
Fagin MountainS 190°2,775 m6.6 mi
Mount TenaboN 356°2,725 m22.1 mi
Bates MountainSSW 211°2,724 m22.8 mi
Buck MountainS 186°2,710 m2.9 mi
Western PeakENE 67°2,693 m12.0 mi

76 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 45
Peaks: 26
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:59
June solstice05:1919:3820:19
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0515:4216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340455362716960483828
Precip in0.80.60.91.01.40.70.50.30.50.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 4 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.00.37.023.56.01.00.10.00.00.00.00.0

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coils CK Abv Horse CK NR Eureka, NV, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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