Magpie Spring
Magpie Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,894 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoot Owl Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 15 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 15.1 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
83 named places within 25 miles
- Secret Peak: 3.6 mi
- Soldier Peak: 6.6 mi
- John Day: 8.5 mi
- Humboldt Peak: 8.6 mi
- Tent Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Hoot Owl Spring: 0.3 mi
- Ryan Spring: 0.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 2.2 mi
- Three Spring: 4.1 mi
- Warm Spring: 7.6 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
- Humboldt Park: 15.1 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 17.3 mi
- Wells City Park: 22.8 mi
- Main City Park: 24.9 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 17.5 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 23.1 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 24.7 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 24.8 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 18.7 mi
- The Elko E: 22.8 mi
- The Elko E: 22.8 mi
- hot spring: 21.0 mi
- hot spring: 21.8 mi
- hot spring: 22.1 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 23.3 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 24.9 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magpie Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | NE 56° | 3,440 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ruby Dome | SSW 211° | 3,428 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | SSW 200° | 3,418 m | 19.7 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | SSW 199° | 3,394 m | 19.4 mi |
| Verdi Peak | SSW 195° | 3,375 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | SSW 207° | 3,352 m | 19.2 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | ENE 76° | 3,349 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Silliman | SSW 208° | 3,336 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 8 mi away.
- Mule Deer1 obs
- Yellow-bellied Marmot1 obs
- Western Rattlesnake1 obs
- Humboldt Mountains milkweed1 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/10966422766
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