Rock Spring
Rock Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,896 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1896 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
98 named places within 25 miles
- Bull Springs: 0.7 mi
- South Spring: 1.1 mi
- North Spring: 1.2 mi
- Dip Spring: 2.0 mi
- Willow Springs: 2.4 mi
- Big Hat Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Fortynine Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Little Hat Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Black Hills: 10.5 mi
- Metzker Peak: 10.7 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Silver Creek Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 24.3 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 8.5 mi
- Vya: 8.5 mi
- Vya: 8.5 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SW 227° | 3,016 m | 19.6 mi |
| Warren Peak | WSW 246° | 2,950 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | SW 236° | 2,768 m | 16.5 mi |
| Emerson Peak | SW 217° | 2,724 m | 20.7 mi |
| Cole Peak | SW 222° | 2,723 m | 18.8 mi |
| Milk Peak | WSW 255° | 2,623 m | 15.7 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SSW 211° | 2,588 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bearcamp Mountain | SW 216° | 2,576 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13851912660
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