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Reinhart Spring

Reinhart Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Reinhart Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,825 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 23 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.64618, -115.92174

85 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 25
Parks: 13
  • Carlin Park: 11.2 mi
  • Angel Park: 14.9 mi
  • Fir St. Pocket Park: 15.0 mi
  • Southside Park: 15.1 mi
  • Elko City Dog Park: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
  • California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Western Folklife Center: 15.3 mi
  • Northeastern Nevada Museum: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Chilton Centennial Tower: 15.5 mi
  • 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Caterpillar grader: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 16.1 mi
  • The Elko E: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Basque Sheepherder: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeE 94°3,428 m23.5 mi
Mount SillimanE 94°3,336 m24.5 mi
Lee PeakE 93°3,325 m22.7 mi
Drown PeakESE 113°3,102 m24.1 mi
Elliott BenchmarkSSW 192°2,669 m16.7 mi
Ravens NestSSW 206°2,640 m11.0 mi
Bunker HillSSW 207°2,636 m10.5 mi
Pine MountainSW 222°2,524 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1419:3820:19
September equinox06:3218:0618:42
December solstice07:0515:3716:20

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252937435160696757453426
Precip in1.00.81.01.11.40.70.30.50.60.70.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs27.047.991.916636942610718.810.610.113.117.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S FK Humboldt RV Abv Dixie CK NR Elko, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Gopher Snake1 obs
  • Greater Short-horned Lizard1 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/10903524133

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