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Rats Nest Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,300 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Spirit Mountain1,687 m · 2.5 mi
Nearest byway
California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway21.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
19:58local time
Coordinates
35.2428, -114.7433
Rats Nest Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rats Nest Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,300 m. Spirit Mountain stands 1,687 m to the north-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spirit MountainNNE 26°1,687 m2.5 mi
Hart PeakWNW 290°1,651 m20.2 mi
Devils ThumbNNE 26°1,574 m3.7 mi
Ireteba PeaksN 349°1,528 m24.8 mi
Mount NuttESE 116°1,522 m24.5 mi
North PeakNNW 339°1,497 m0.6 mi
Little PeakN 0°1,466 m0.3 mi
Lanfair ButtesWSW 255°1,328 m23.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

137 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1818:51
June solstice05:2519:2019:58
September equinox06:2818:0418:37
December solstice06:4515:5216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.20.80.20.00.00.20.40.30.30.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 11 mi away.

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