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Reed Spring

Reed Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Reed Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,050 m. Bald Mountain stands 2,819 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. Extraterrestrial Highway passes 6.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2050 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.55724, -115.41855

Overlooks nearby

Around it

73 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
  • Crescent Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Monte Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Springer Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Henry Spring: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Logan Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Shaman Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Echo Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Silver Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Mount Irish: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Logan City: 3.9 mi
  • Shaman Hill and Knob Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 4.1 mi
  • Paiute Rock Petroglyphs, Mount Irish Archeological District: 4.2 mi
  • Old Mining Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Rosario: 5.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
  • EWU Resort: 18.5 mi
  • D.C. Day Park: 18.7 mi
  • Leviathan Cave Geologic Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • RDP VOL: 8.5 mi
  • Area 51 Green Pointer: 11.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWSW 247°2,819 m18.8 mi
Meeker PeakNNW 332°2,665 m20.9 mi
Mount IrishN 9°2,629 m6.1 mi
Sanderson MountainNNE 13°2,625 m6.9 mi
Golden Gate RangeN 356°2,489 m20.8 mi
Badger MountainSSE 160°2,428 m15.1 mi
HykoESE 103°2,423 m21.9 mi
Monte MountainNW 320°2,417 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1918:54
June solstice05:2119:2820:07
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5415:4716:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546372787669584638
Precip in0.70.90.80.50.50.30.50.60.50.70.40.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4427080608

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