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Mud Spring

Mud Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mud Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,937 m. Goshute Peak stands 2,916 m to the south-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Gulch Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.63877, -114.24451

48 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
Springs: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Cabin: 2.2 mi
  • Wendover Will: 11.4 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Memorial: 11.4 mi
  • Enola Gay Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • West Wendover Equestrian Park: 11.2 mi
  • Victory Plaza: 11.4 mi
  • Scobie Park: 11.9 mi
  • Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • C-123 Provider: 12.5 mi
  • Pilot Peak historic marker: 14.4 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Lakes: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Eastbound: 21.4 mi
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Westbound: 21.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 3.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bonneville State Park: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goshute PeakSSW 195°2,916 m10.0 mi
Mount PisgahS 185°2,740 m14.9 mi
Sugar Loaf PeakS 181°2,431 m22.9 mi
White Horse MountainS 183°2,386 m23.7 mi
Sam's RockN 352°2,362 m24.8 mi
Twin PeaksW 270°2,356 m17.2 mi
Ferguson MountainS 170°2,317 m12.9 mi
Black PointS 185°2,078 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1318:49
June solstice05:0719:3120:12
September equinox06:2518:0018:36
December solstice06:5815:3016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516171807766523728
Precip in0.30.20.30.40.60.30.20.20.50.30.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wendover AP Awos, 12 mi away.

  • Spinystar2 obs
  • Canyon Wren1 obs
  • Rock Wren1 obs
  • American Redstart1 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard1 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard1 obs
  • cushion buckwheat1 obs
  • White Horehound1 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/6943175151

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