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Fish Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,556 m
Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
Freel Peak3,305 m · 14.4 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway13.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
38.9356, -119.6516
Fish Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Fish Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,556 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinenut Shooting Range, a park 2.0 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Fish Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakWSW 248°3,305 m14.4 mi
Jobs SisterWSW 248°3,299 m13.5 mi
Jobs PeakWSW 245°3,233 m12.5 mi
Monument PeakW 266°3,068 m13.3 mi
Hawkins PeakSW 221°3,052 m18.1 mi
Trimmer PeakWSW 253°3,016 m15.2 mi
East PeakW 272°2,899 m13.7 mi
Mount SiegelESE 111°2,869 m8.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Beaches: 16
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3419:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743475563706962514032
Precip in1.71.31.30.50.60.30.20.30.20.60.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minden, 7 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1922273176271,1901,00140014798.996.8130170

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge E FK Carson RV NR Gardnerville, NV, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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