Ruby Spring
Ruby Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,066 m. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 168 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 25 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 25 mi
168 named places within 25 miles
- Bonelli Peak: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 2.2 mi
- Garrett Butte: 3.1 mi
- Jumbo Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mineral Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Turkey Spring: 1.0 mi
- Twin Springs: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 1.7 mi
- Gann Spring: 2.4 mi
- Walker Spring: 3.1 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 16.2 mi
- Devil's Throat: 18.5 mi
- Devils Fire: 19.0 mi
- Pillar 2: 21.5 mi
- Little Arch: 21.5 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 11.2 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 13.5 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 16.8 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 21.7 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 21.7 mi
- The Temple: 8.5 mi
- Center Point: 11.2 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 12.0 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 15.9 mi
- Engine Beach: 19.0 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 19.3 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 19.7 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 13.8 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 24.0 mi
- Rioville: 9.0 mi
- St. Thomas: 21.7 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 14.2 mi
- Columbine Falls: 18.5 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruby Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Peak | NE 52° | 1,736 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mica Peak | NE 35° | 1,719 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 240° | 1,663 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSW 202° | 1,601 m | 1.5 mi |
| Senator Mountain | S 191° | 1,562 m | 23.4 mi |
| Gold Butte | NNE 23° | 1,529 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | NE 37° | 1,473 m | 2.2 mi |
| Golden Rule Peak | S 184° | 1,174 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Temple BAR, 11 mi away.
- Blue Diamond Cholla4 obs
- California Barrel Cactus1 obs
- California Buckwheat1 obs
- Palmer's penstemon1 obs
- Navajo Fleabane1 obs
- Johnson's Beehive Cactus1 obs
- Common Fishhook Cactus1 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/2006092680
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