Granite Spring
Granite Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,170 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Butte, a peak 0.7 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway runs past it. 189 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1170 m
How to reach it
- On the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 17 mi
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 22 mi
189 named places within 25 miles
- Bills Spring: 1.8 mi
- Falls Spring: 2.7 mi
- Perkins Spring: 3.1 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.8 mi
- Connoly Spring: 5.4 mi
- Gold Butte: 0.7 mi
- Mica Peak: 2.3 mi
- Jumbo Peak: 5.3 mi
- Mineral Buttes: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 6.2 mi
- Devil's Throat: 10.3 mi
- Devils Fire: 11.1 mi
- Neapolitan Arch: 16.7 mi
- Whitney Pocket Arch: 16.7 mi
- Whitney Pocket Day-Use Parking: 16.8 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 13.1 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 16.1 mi
- Gentry Store: 16.1 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 16.1 mi
- Gentry Home: 16.2 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Center Point: 11.0 mi
- The Temple: 16.7 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 19.3 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 15.1 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Overton Park: 22.6 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 23.0 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 10.8 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 14.0 mi
- Engine Beach: 14.0 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 14.2 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Rioville: 14.7 mi
- St. Thomas: 16.1 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 15.4 mi
- Columbine Falls: 19.9 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 23.2 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 15.2 mi
- Lost City Museum: 22.1 mi
- Double Negative: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NNE 11° | 2,422 m | 22.6 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | NNE 24° | 1,738 m | 17.4 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | S 174° | 1,736 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mica Peak | ESE 120° | 1,719 m | 2.3 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSW 199° | 1,601 m | 9.8 mi |
| Gold Butte | SSE 151° | 1,529 m | 0.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSW 193° | 1,473 m | 6.2 mi |
| Quail Point | NNE 16° | 1,232 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo BAY, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2006088768
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