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Flyn Spring

Flyn Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Flyn Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,880 m. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flynn and Hager Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.16320, -115.50720

60 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 42
  • Flynn and Hager Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Ramires Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Narcise Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Narcise Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Narcise Springs: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 16
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakN 5°3,326 m21.7 mi
Tipton PeakN 5°3,315 m18.0 mi
Pearl PeakNNW 340°3,285 m5.3 mi
Green MountainN 0°3,254 m16.0 mi
Cass House PeakNW 317°3,222 m3.4 mi
Sherman MountainSW 234°3,114 m5.2 mi
Drown PeakN 1°3,102 m24.0 mi
Big Bald MountainSSW 192°2,828 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:54
June solstice05:1419:3520:16
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0215:3716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263037435362716959473627
Precip in1.71.41.51.51.40.80.50.50.91.11.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ruby Lake NWR, 3 mi away.

  • Gopher Snake11 obs
  • Western Rattlesnake11 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard10 obs
  • American Coot8 obs
  • Yellow-headed Blackbird8 obs
  • Pronghorn7 obs
  • Sandhill Crane6 obs
  • Cinnamon Teal6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10902702223

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