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Ridge Top Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,042 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Sonoma Peak2,864 m · 3.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
40.8182, -117.5884
Ridge Top Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ridge Top Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,042 m. Sonoma Peak stands 2,864 m to the north-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sonoma PeakNNW 341°2,864 m3.1 mi
China MountainSSE 159°2,650 m18.7 mi
Buffalo MountainESE 111°2,415 m13.1 mi
Pollard PeakSSE 168°2,331 m22.2 mi
Dun Glen PeakW 266°2,255 m16.0 mi
Table MountainSSW 202°2,250 m23.5 mi
Auld Lang Syne PeakWSW 251°2,248 m16.2 mi
Organ PeakSW 230°2,221 m17.9 mi

70 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
Peaks: 26
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2019:4520:26
September equinox06:3918:1318:49
December solstice07:1215:4316:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542475766757263503931

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3.12.94.311.115.98.31.81.70.20.50.91.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pole CK NR Golconda, NV, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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