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La Plata Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,814 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Augusta2,996 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America12.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
39.4511, -118.3146
La Plata Spring, seen from above at true elevation

La Plata Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,814 m. Mount Augusta stands 2,996 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 12 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AugustaENE 74°2,996 m22.0 mi
Job PeakNNE 25°2,660 m10.0 mi
Mount LincolnNNE 22°2,611 m7.3 mi
Carson Table SummitN 8°2,527 m6.3 mi
Table MountainN 7°2,521 m6.3 mi
Fairview PeakSSE 151°2,521 m17.9 mi
Slaughter PeaksNNE 18°2,474 m5.1 mi
Shaly PeakNNE 14°2,464 m6.9 mi

74 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:06
June solstice05:2719:4420:24
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:1115:5116:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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