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Potato Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,014 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Callaghan3,088 m · 23.8 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America26.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
39.8804, -116.5627
Potato Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Potato Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,014 m. Mount Callaghan stands 3,088 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McClusky Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 26 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CallaghanWSW 240°3,088 m23.8 mi
Roberts Creek MountainE 93°3,041 m13.5 mi
Cooper PeakE 86°2,870 m13.2 mi
Fagin MountainS 186°2,775 m9.0 mi
Mount TenaboN 357°2,725 m19.6 mi
Bates MountainSSW 207°2,724 m24.9 mi
Buck MountainS 180°2,710 m5.4 mi
Western PeakENE 78°2,693 m11.4 mi
On the road
Around it

74 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
Peaks: 25
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:59
June solstice05:1919:3820:19
September equinox06:3518:0918:45
December solstice07:0515:4216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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