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Paiute Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,533 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Bald Mountain2,792 m · 15.4 mi
Nearest byway
Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway25.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
38.9981, -118.9134
Paiute Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Paiute Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,533 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,792 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainSSE 164°2,792 m15.4 mi
Black MountainS 180°2,448 m3.7 mi
ReeseSSE 157°2,448 m8.4 mi
Mount EtnaSSW 211°2,154 m24.2 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 238°2,057 m19.4 mi
ArtesiaW 275°2,035 m24.7 mi
SugarloafSSW 205°1,996 m24.0 mi
Cleaver PeakNW 322°1,984 m19.3 mi
On the road
Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Springs: 18
Parks: 10
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Beaches: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3119:4520:25
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:1215:5516:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323643495766737162503930
Precip in0.50.40.60.40.80.40.20.20.10.30.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wabuska 6 SE, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Sep — fullest in Jul, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.10.00.47.816.016.017.616.19.34.30.10.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Canal NO 1 Blw Little Dam NR Schurz, NV, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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