Skip to content

Ramsey Spring

Ramsey Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ramsey Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,494 m. Paradise Peak stands 2,606 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cottonwood Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77203, -118.21223

94 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 40
  • Cottonwood Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Poinsettia Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Paint Rock Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Tom Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Martinez Spring: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Gabbs Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Black Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Ferguson: 8.4 mi
  • Finger Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Indian Head Peak: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Historic sites: 3
  • Mud Windmill: 9.5 mi
  • Deadhorse Wells: 12.5 mi
  • Eagleville: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Luning Rest Area: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paradise PeakE 83°2,606 m20.9 mi
Mount FergusonSSE 161°2,542 m8.4 mi
Muller MountainSSE 149°2,530 m19.4 mi
Garfield HillsS 185°2,464 m22.8 mi
Mable MountainSSW 193°2,443 m22.4 mi
RyanWSW 243°2,350 m14.8 mi
Table MountainSSE 149°2,347.9 m22.3 mi
Table MountainSSE 149°2,336.2 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:2919:4220:22
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0815:5316:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343845505968777567554334
Precip in0.70.61.00.81.00.40.40.30.30.60.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gabbs 1NE, 17 mi away.

  • lilliput lupine1 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/5647871726

More springs in Nevada

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Ramsey Spring.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens