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Crethers Springs

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Elevation, modelled
2,419 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 19.4 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America3.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:09local time
Coordinates
39.0981, -114.6448
Crethers Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Crethers Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,419 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 3.8 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakESE 114°3,982 m19.4 mi
Doso DoyabiESE 112°3,891 m20.1 mi
Baker PeakESE 117°3,748 m19.8 mi
North Schell PeakN 6°3,614 m21.9 mi
Pyramid PeakESE 119°3,607 m21.4 mi
South Schell PeakN 8°3,574 m16.6 mi
Taft PeakN 9°3,564 m17.7 mi
Mount WashingtonSE 125°3,539 m22.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:51
June solstice05:1419:2920:09
September equinox06:2718:0218:37
December solstice06:5515:3816:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038435261696858463526
Precip in0.80.81.01.11.00.60.60.80.60.80.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY AP, 17 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.43.43.85.610.913.49.26.25.04.54.13.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Steptoe CK NR Ely, NV, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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