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Humboldt Spring

Humboldt Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Humboldt Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,991 m. Lake Peak stands 3,329 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 27 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.26463, -115.62876

74 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 48
Peaks: 24
Parks: 1
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lake PeakNNE 31°3,329 m24.0 mi
King PeakNNE 30°3,326 m16.8 mi
Tipton PeakNE 36°3,315 m13.5 mi
Wines PeakNNE 31°3,311 m22.9 mi
Pearl PeakESE 114°3,285 m5.0 mi
Green MountainNE 35°3,254 m11.1 mi
Cass House PeakSE 138°3,222 m6.1 mi
Sherman MountainSSE 168°3,114 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1419:3520:16
September equinox06:3118:0518:41
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, 8 mi away.

  • Lewis's Woodpecker1 obs
  • Gopher Snake1 obs
  • European Mantis1 obs
  • Bruneau Mariposa Lily1 obs
  • Mountain Deathcamas1 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/10101877829

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