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Potato Patch Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,981 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cooper Peak2,870 m · 24.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
40.2440, -116.3737
Potato Patch Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Patch Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,981 m. Cooper Peak stands 2,870 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cottonwood Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooper PeakS 173°2,870 m24.5 mi
Mount TenaboWSW 243°2,725 m12.5 mi
Western PeakS 177°2,693 m22.9 mi
Elliott BenchmarkENE 60°2,669 m23.3 mi
Bald MountainSW 233°2,590 m21.9 mi
Sulphur Spring Range HighpointESE 108°2,554 m17.8 mi
Havingdon PeakWNW 296°2,497 m24.3 mi
Coffin MountainE 84°2,476 m19.5 mi

93 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2218:58
June solstice05:1719:3820:19
September equinox06:3418:0818:44
December solstice07:0515:4016:23

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F263039425159676556433125
Precip in1.10.81.01.21.60.90.40.40.60.80.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine Valley - Carlin 20S, 19 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.31.42.96.62.60.50.00.00.00.10.10.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Willow CK AT Allison Ranch NR Garden Gate Pass, NV, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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