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Lebo Spring

Lebo Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Lebo Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,985 m. Mount Siegel stands 2,869 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.05568, -119.56999

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Johnson Lane OHV Play Area: 6.9 mi
  • Stephanie Way Equestrian Staging Area: 7.1 mi
  • Johnson Lane OHV Main Staging Area: 7.3 mi
  • Johnson Lane Park: 8.5 mi
  • Golden Eagle Open Space: 8.6 mi
Springs: 22
Attractions: 19
  • Palmyra Town Site: 8.5 mi
  • Palmyra Mining Camp: 8.5 mi
  • Carson Raceway: 14.4 mi
  • Molhenge: 18.5 mi
  • Republic of Molossia: 18.5 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 17
Beaches: 14
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 15.0 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Lebo Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SiegelSSE 162°2,869 m12.0 mi
Galena PeakSSE 164°2,866 m12.8 mi
Oreana PeakSSE 159°2,818 m14.1 mi
Bald MountainS 172°2,811.3 m17.3 mi
Snow Valley PeakWNW 292°2,803 m18.1 mi
Genoa PeakW 267°2,788 m16.7 mi
Granite PeakSSE 166°2,769 m15.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE 167°2,749 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:3319:4820:28
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1515:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353844495765727063524134
Precip in1.71.51.20.50.50.40.20.10.20.60.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3593854396251,17993826455.343.896.8187266

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Carson RV NR Carson City, NV, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Green Ephedra2 obs
  • Anderson's Milkvetch2 obs
  • Pinyon Jay1 obs
  • Black-headed Grosbeak1 obs
  • Mountain Bluebird1 obs
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch1 obs
  • Gopher Snake1 obs
  • Western Tiger Swallowtail1 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/7330911219

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