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Prohibition Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,937 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Parsnip Peak2,707 m · 25.0 mi
Nearest byway
Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway11.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
37.8345, -114.0922
Prohibition Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Prohibition Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,937 m. Parsnip Peak stands 2,707 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Newels Spring, a spring 4.0 miles away. Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parsnip PeakNNW 330°2,707 m25.0 mi
Government PeakNNE 12°2,677 m10.7 mi
Mahogany PeakN 5°2,641 m9.1 mi
Government PeakNNE 12°2,632 m10.7 mi
Steamboat MountainNE 48°2,615 m24.0 mi
Rice MountainNNE 15°2,563 m13.3 mi
Gold Bug MountainN 8°2,527 m8.4 mi
Canyon PeakN 10°2,418 m12.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

118 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
Peaks: 44
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1520:2321:03
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:4916:4017:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542485767747264523830

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Modena, 9 mi away.

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