Risue Canyon Spring
Risue Canyon Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,856 m. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Desert Creek Peak: 4.9 mi
- Boulder Hill: 5.7 mi
- Red Hill: 6.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 1.6 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 2.2 mi
- Jackass Spring: 5.4 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 5.8 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 6.2 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 8.0 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 8.3 mi
- Walker Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 17.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 19.5 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Clinton: 15.7 mi
- Barney Riley: 17.1 mi
- Old Jail: 19.7 mi
- Pine Grove: 15.6 mi
- Sweetwater: 16.7 mi
- Rockland: 16.9 mi
- Ludwig: 23.9 mi
- Masonic: 24.0 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 15.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 17.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 20.8 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 22.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 24.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 22.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 24.4 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- The Elbow: 23.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 20.0 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Risue Canyon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSE 157° | 3,552 m | 14.0 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 156° | 3,545 m | 15.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 214° | 3,470 m | 20.3 mi |
| South Sister | SSE 150° | 3,463 m | 11.3 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | SSW 207° | 3,355 m | 17.0 mi |
| Highland Peak | WSW 254° | 3,324 m | 19.7 mi |
| Middle Sister | SE 143° | 3,306 m | 10.0 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | SW 224° | 3,296 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 10 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 52.1 | 56.1 | 107 | 275 | 615 | 711 | 482 | 275 | 163 | 86.9 | 41.7 | 41.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge W Walker RV AT Hoye Brg NR Wellington, NV, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird1 obs
- Western Whiptail1 obs
- Golden Northern Bumble Bee1 obs
- singleleaf pinyon1 obs
- Rubber Rabbitbrush1 obs
- Nevada Jointfir1 obs
- Utah Juniper1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7624389549
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