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Indian Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,792 m
Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
Mount Patterson3,552 m · 13.3 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway10.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
38.6056, -119.4239
Indian Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 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.

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonSSE 151°3,552 m13.3 mi
Wheeler PeakSSE 150°3,545 m14.9 mi
White MountainSSW 214°3,470 m18.7 mi
South SisterSE 142°3,463 m10.8 mi
Stanislaus PeakSW 221°3,426 m20.2 mi
Lost Cannon PeakSSW 206°3,355 m15.4 mi
Highland PeakWSW 257°3,324 m18.4 mi
Middle SisterSE 134°3,306 m9.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3419:4620:26
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1315:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs78.483.613231780397751115979.069.269.667.2

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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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