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Rattlesnake Spring

Rattlesnake Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,982 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Agee Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 15 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.79772, -115.07119

59 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Springs: 17
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 2
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
  • Wells City Park: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 19.1 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Large microwave antennas.: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNNW 346°3,440 m10.9 mi
Ruby DomeWSW 240°3,428 m24.4 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSW 233°3,418 m22.2 mi
Snow Lake PeakSW 232°3,394 m21.6 mi
Verdi PeakSW 235°3,375 m18.4 mi
Mount GilbertWSW 239°3,352 m23.0 mi
Humboldt PeakNNW 341°3,349 m7.6 mi
Mount SillimanWSW 239°3,336 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:53
June solstice05:1019:3520:16
September equinox06:2918:0318:39
December solstice07:0215:3316:16

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 6 mi away.

  • Spotted Towhee2 obs
  • Purplish Copper2 obs
  • Chukar1 obs
  • Greater Sage-Grouse1 obs
  • White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
  • White-tailed Jackrabbit1 obs
  • California Tortoiseshell1 obs
  • quaking aspen1 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/10970106489

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