Getchel Spring
Getchel Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is El Portal Arch, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 2.2 miles off. 186 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 8.8 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 8 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 15 mi
186 named places within 25 miles
- El Portal Arch: 2.3 mi
- Little Mosquito Arch: 2.5 mi
- Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 2.6 mi
- Little Arch: 2.9 mi
- Kiss 2: 2.9 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 3.2 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 4.0 mi
- Rogers Spring: 5.0 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 8.7 mi
- Red Rock Springs: 11.0 mi
- Saint Thomas Salt: 3.0 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Blue Point: 4.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Silica Dome: 5.2 mi
- Syphus Home: 2.5 mi
- Frehner Home: 2.5 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 2.5 mi
- Gentry Store: 2.5 mi
- Gentry Home: 2.5 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Overton Park: 7.0 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 7.2 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 10.7 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 3.9 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 17.0 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 17.1 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 18.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 18.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 11.8 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 12.4 mi
- St. Thomas: 2.6 mi
- Byron: 19.3 mi
- Crystal: 20.0 mi
- Rioville: 20.2 mi
- Dry Lake: 24.3 mi
- Engine Beach: 2.3 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 2.6 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 2.8 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 12.0 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 21.2 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 22.4 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 6.9 mi
- Lost City Museum: 6.4 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 11.4 mi
- Double Negative: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Getchel Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NE 56° | 2,422 m | 19.8 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | ENE 76° | 1,738 m | 19.6 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 142° | 1,736 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 131° | 1,719 m | 18.6 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 157° | 1,601 m | 22.1 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 238° | 1,590 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 133° | 1,529 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSE 148° | 1,473 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 6 mi away.
- Bighorn Sheep66 obs
- Common Chuckwalla17 obs
- Parry's Sandpaper Plant10 obs
- Desert Iguana9 obs
- Silver Cholla8 obs
- Saharan Mustard8 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear6 obs
- Donkey5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006088700
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