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Farmer Spring

Farmer Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Farmer Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,555 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Koenig Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51661, -119.97208

91 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
Peaks: 36
  • Fortynine Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Big Hat Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Metzker Peak: 8.5 mi
  • Little Hat Mountain: 10.2 mi
  • Black Hills: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fortynine Camp: 6.3 mi
  • Vya: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Modoc Natural Bridge: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakSW 216°3,016 m20.0 mi
Warren PeakSW 233°2,950 m16.0 mi
Dusenbury PeakSW 223°2,768 m16.4 mi
Emerson PeakSSW 207°2,724 m21.7 mi
Cole PeakSSW 212°2,723 m19.4 mi
Milk PeakWSW 242°2,623 m14.5 mi
Horse MountainSSW 202°2,588 m22.3 mi
Bearcamp MountainSSW 207°2,576 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2719:5620:38
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2415:4916:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333641465564737163513931
Precip in1.71.21.51.41.30.70.20.20.30.91.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1003578200

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