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Jack's Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,455 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 7.1 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America3.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:08local time
Coordinates
39.0762, -114.3756
Jack's Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Jack's Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,455 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 3.5 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakSSE 152°3,982 m7.1 mi
Doso DoyabiSE 145°3,891 m7.4 mi
Baker PeakSSE 157°3,748 m8.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSSE 154°3,607 m9.8 mi
Mount MoriahNE 35°3,577 m16.6 mi
South Schell PeakNNW 326°3,574 m21.6 mi
Taft PeakNNW 329°3,564 m22.2 mi
Mount WashingtonSSE 162°3,539 m11.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 26
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1418:50
June solstice05:1319:2720:08
September equinox06:2618:0118:36
December solstice06:5415:3716:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138445263716961483730
Precip in1.31.51.21.61.21.10.91.21.11.30.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Basin NP, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1.31.21.42.18.416.411.16.33.92.82.21.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Lehman CK NR Baker, NV, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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