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Porter Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,355 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Kumiva Peak2,500 m · 20.9 mi
Nearest byway
Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway26.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
40.4156, -118.8673
Porter Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Porter Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,355 m. Kumiva Peak stands 2,500 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Vernon Jail, a historic site 4.1 miles away. Lovelock Cave Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kumiva PeakW 268°2,500 m20.9 mi
Seven Troughs BenchmarkNNE 19°2,377 m7.5 mi
Juniper MountainSW 221°2,272 m16.6 mi
Seven Troughs MountainNE 34°2,268 m4.5 mi
Purgatory PeakWSW 258°2,242 m22.4 mi
Luxor PeakWNW 283°2,238 m22.5 mi
Mount LimboWSW 257°2,206 m22.4 mi
Kbsk MountainNNE 29°2,172 m13.1 mi

45 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:4920:30
September equinox06:4418:1818:54
December solstice07:1615:4916:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333845515968767365534032
Precip in0.80.50.50.60.90.50.20.10.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lovelock, 27 mi away.

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