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Crane Springs

Crane Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Crane Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,895 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Springs Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 25 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.48878, -115.87422

86 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 39
Peaks: 27
Parks: 7
  • Carlin Park: 19.9 mi
  • Southside Park: 24.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 24.2 mi
  • Fir St. Pocket Park: 24.3 mi
  • Angel Park: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 24.4 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 24.0 mi
  • The Elko E: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crane Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeENE 66°3,428 m22.9 mi
Mount GilbertENE 67°3,352 m24.3 mi
Mount SillimanENE 68°3,336 m23.7 mi
King PeakE 92°3,326 m21.2 mi
Lee PeakENE 65°3,325 m22.3 mi
Tipton PeakESE 102°3,315 m21.3 mi
Pearl PeakSE 135°3,285 m24.8 mi
Green MountainESE 108°3,254 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1419:3720:18
September equinox06:3218:0618:42
December solstice07:0415:3716:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435160696758473627
Precip in1.31.01.41.91.90.80.40.50.71.00.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jiggs 2NE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10096589436

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