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Darroughs Hot Springs

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Elevation, modelled
1,698 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Jefferson (South Summit)3,637 m · 14.4 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:18local time
Coordinates
38.8207, -117.1798
Darroughs Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Darroughs Hot Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,698 m. Mount Jefferson (South Summit) stands 3,637 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Smoky Rest Area, a rest area 2.6 miles away. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Jefferson (South Summit)ESE 109°3,637 m14.4 mi
North Summit Mount JeffersonE 97°3,601 m13.7 mi
Arc DomeW 275°3,590 m9.4 mi
Middle Summit Mount JeffersonESE 105°3,562 m13.4 mi
Toiyabe DomeWSW 249°3,462 m4.1 mi
Toiyabe Dome Southeast SummitWSW 245°3,449 m4.0 mi
Mahogany MountainWSW 239°3,343 m8.4 mi
Toiyabe Range PeakN 356°3,330 m20.4 mi

112 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:2519:3820:18
September equinox06:3718:1218:47
December solstice07:0415:4916:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442475666737163513929
Precip in0.70.50.60.50.60.40.60.50.40.70.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smoky Valley - Carvers, 3 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.32.64.69.923.617.25.42.52.02.32.42.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S Twin RV NR Round Mountain, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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