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Paradise Valley Hot Springs

Paradise Valley Hot Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Paradise Valley Hot Springs is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,364 m. Granite Peak stands 2,966 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Poverty, a peak 1.8 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Extremely hot water. DO NOT dip into the source pool. 130+ degree temperatures.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.42225, -117.38754

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Little Poverty: 1.8 mi
  • Hot Springs Peak: 4.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 8.4 mi
  • Chimney Peak: 11.0 mi
  • Goat Corral Mountain: 11.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Fry Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cane Springs: 22.0 mi
  • Sandbank Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cold Springs: 23.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Paradise Valley Fireman's Park: 9.1 mi
  • Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Falls Creek Falls: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNNW 329°2,966 m19.9 mi
Santa Rosa PeakNW 304°2,953 m17.8 mi
Singas PeakWNW 284°2,870 m15.1 mi
Paradise PeakWNW 290°2,759 m15.4 mi
Adam PeakSSE 167°2,634 m18.6 mi
Five FingersW 273°2,605 m15.5 mi
Hinkey SummitNNW 335°2,582 m18.7 mi
Coal Pit PeakNNW 348°2,467 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441475563717061503829
Precip in1.61.21.10.91.00.60.20.20.50.71.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise Valley 1 NW, 10 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs8.89.810.736.453.739.323.418.411.18.18.68.5

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge L Humboldt RV NR Paradise Valley, NV, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • American Bullfrog3 obs
  • Western Pondhawk2 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
  • Flame Skimmer1 obs
  • Western Mosquitofish1 obs
  • Common Green Darner1 obs
  • Glover's Silkmoth1 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6188687923

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