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Ryan Spring

Ryan Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ryan Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,763 m. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoot Owl Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 15 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.86847, -115.27122

76 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Springs: 24
Parks: 4
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
  • Humboldt Park: 15.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 17.5 mi
  • Wells City Park: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Large microwave antennas.: 18.6 mi
  • The Elko E: 23.1 mi
  • The Elko E: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • hot spring: 21.2 mi
  • hot spring: 22.1 mi
  • hot spring: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Clover Creek Guard Station: 17.4 mi
  • Humboldt Wells: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Mountain: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hole in the Mountain PeakNE 54°3,440 m9.6 mi
Ruby DomeSSW 212°3,428 m20.1 mi
Mount FitzgeraldSSW 202°3,418 m19.6 mi
Snow Lake PeakSSW 200°3,394 m19.3 mi
Verdi PeakSSW 196°3,375 m16.1 mi
Mount GilbertSSW 209°3,352 m19.2 mi
Humboldt PeakENE 74°3,349 m8.2 mi
Mount SillimanSSW 209°3,336 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:1019:3620:17
September equinox06:2918:0418:40
December solstice07:0315:3316:17

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936425059676657463425
Precip in1.71.31.11.41.51.00.50.50.81.21.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arthur 4NW, 8 mi away.

  • field bindweed2 obs
  • Yellow Sweetclover2 obs
  • flatbud prickly poppy2 obs
  • Mule Deer1 obs
  • Yellow-bellied Marmot1 obs
  • Western Rattlesnake1 obs
  • prickly lettuce1 obs
  • Silverleaf phacelia1 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/10966422767

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