Indian Spring
Indian Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,792 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Risue Canyon Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wild Horse Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Desert Creek Peak: 5.9 mi
- Red Hill: 6.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 1.6 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 2.2 mi
- Jackass Spring: 4.7 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 4.8 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 6.8 mi
- Walker Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 8.2 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 15.8 mi
- Bridgeport: 18.0 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Clinton: 15.3 mi
- Barney Riley: 17.1 mi
- Old Jail: 18.6 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 14.0 mi
- Carson Falls: 16.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 19.3 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 21.2 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.2 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 21.4 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 23.7 mi
- Sweetwater: 16.7 mi
- Pine Grove: 16.9 mi
- Rockland: 18.1 mi
- Masonic: 23.8 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- The Elbow: 24.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 19.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Peep Sight: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Indian Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSE 151° | 3,552 m | 13.3 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 150° | 3,545 m | 14.9 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 214° | 3,470 m | 18.7 mi |
| South Sister | SE 142° | 3,463 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SW 221° | 3,426 m | 20.2 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | SSW 206° | 3,355 m | 15.4 mi |
| Highland Peak | WSW 257° | 3,324 m | 18.4 mi |
| Middle Sister | SE 134° | 3,306 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.4 | 83.6 | 132 | 317 | 803 | 977 | 511 | 159 | 79.0 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 67.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV NR Coleville, CA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Fourwing Saltbush6 obs
- Mount Rose wild buckwheat6 obs
- Western Fence Lizard4 obs
- singleleaf pinyon4 obs
- Dorr's Sage4 obs
- Parry's wild buckwheat3 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush2 obs
- Heermann's buckwheat2 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/7624389213
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