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Homestead Spring

Homestead Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Homestead Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,761 m. King Peak stands 3,326 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hellman Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.18602, -115.71601

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 26
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King PeakNNE 33°3,326 m23.9 mi
Tipton PeakNE 37°3,315 m20.6 mi
Pearl PeakENE 70°3,285 m9.8 mi
Green MountainNE 37°3,254 m18.2 mi
Cass House PeakE 84°3,222 m8.7 mi
Sherman MountainSE 124°3,114 m8.2 mi
Christina PeakS 191°2,904 m23.0 mi
Big Bald MountainSSE 152°2,828 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1419:3620:16
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0315:3816:21

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, 12 mi away.

  • Black Medick1 obs
  • Timothy grass1 obs
  • Alsike clover1 obs
  • common silverweed1 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/10902693774

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