Grindstone Spring
Grindstone Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,792 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grindstone Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 23 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
87 named places within 25 miles
- Grindstone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Spring Canyon Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 2.6 mi
- Reinhart Spring: 3.2 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 6.4 mi
- Stump Spring: 9.3 mi
- Carlin Park: 10.2 mi
- Angel Park: 12.3 mi
- Fir St. Pocket Park: 12.4 mi
- Southside Park: 12.7 mi
- Mountain View Park: 12.8 mi
- Moleen: 3.4 mi
- Hunter: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood: 5.0 mi
- South Fork: 11.0 mi
- Palisade: 15.5 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 4.9 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 12.9 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 12.9 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 13.7 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 13.0 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 13.8 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 14.0 mi
- The Elko E: 14.1 mi
- The Elko E: 14.1 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 8.0 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 13.6 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 13.6 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grindstone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | ESE 102° | 3,428 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lee Peak | E 101° | 3,325 m | 23.2 mi |
| Elliott Benchmark | S 190° | 2,669 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ravens Nest | SSW 199° | 2,640 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSW 200° | 2,636 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,524 m | 13.3 mi |
| Swales Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,430 m | 18.2 mi |
| Robinson Mountain | S 182° | 2,427 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 128 | 256 | 472 | 694 | 967 | 1,172 | 317 | 46.4 | 24.1 | 39.4 | 65.5 | 86.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Humboldt RV NR Carlin, NV, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Common Nighthawk1 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard1 obs
- Western Tent Caterpillar Moth1 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/10900887720
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