- Elevation, modelled
- 1,976 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Morey Peak3,105 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lunar Crater Back Country Byway11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:13local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6621, -116.0728
Needles Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,976 m. Morey Peak stands 3,105 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Basalt Butte, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lunar Crater Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Needles Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morey Peak | WSW 258° | 3,105 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hot Creek North Summit | WSW 257° | 3,035 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mahogany Peak | W 271° | 2,989 m | 13.3 mi |
| Aspen Peak | W 276° | 2,933 m | 13.2 mi |
| Moonshine Peak | NNW 337° | 2,872 m | 23.9 mi |
| Monitor Peak | W 264° | 2,833 m | 14.6 mi |
| Portuguese Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,795 m | 13.2 mi |
| Park Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,752 m | 17.4 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Lunar Crater Back Country Byway
84 named places within 25 miles
- Baa Do'I: 4.1 mi
- Etcheverria Well: 7.6 mi
- Pritchards Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hobble Spring: 11.4 mi
- Martin Spring: 12.1 mi
- Basalt Butte: 0.5 mi
- Chaos Knob: 1.4 mi
- The Needles: 1.5 mi
- Slanted Buttes: 3.3 mi
- Heart Hills: 3.3 mi
- Six Mile Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Buckwheat Rim: 20.9 mi
- Lunar Crater: 12.4 mi
- Lockes: 17.7 mi
- Blue Jay Rest Area: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:33 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:45 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowball RCH, 27 mi away.
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