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Persons Spring

Persons Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Persons Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,937 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolverton Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 15 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80468, -115.15465

71 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Springs: 25
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 4
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 21.9 mi
  • Wells City Park: 22.9 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 19.0 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 20.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakN 9°3,440 m10.2 mi
Ruby DomeSW 233°3,428 m21.0 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSW 224°3,418 m19.2 mi
Snow Lake PeakSW 223°3,394 m18.7 mi
Verdi PeakSW 224°3,375 m15.4 mi
Mount GilbertSW 231°3,352 m19.7 mi
Humboldt PeakNNE 15°3,349 m6.9 mi
Mount SillimanSW 231°3,336 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1019:3520:16
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice07:0215:3316:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 2 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard1 obs
  • Hooker's onion1 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/10965833372

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