Rye Patch Spring
Rye Patch Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,941 m. Hayford Peak stands 2,997 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Camp Spring - historical, a spring 0.4 miles away. Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
point location of USGS Topographic Map for Rye Patch Spring - note water shown adjacent to this to the west
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 24.6 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 29.0 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Desert View Overlook · 25 mi
- Overlook · 25 mi
- High Point Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Desert View Natural Environment Area: 17.2 mi
- Sun Trails Park: 17.6 mi
- Big Skye Park: 18.1 mi
- Star Light Park: 18.1 mi
- Skye Canyon Recreational Center: 18.4 mi
- Sheep Peak: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Forest Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Hayford Peak: 7.9 mi
- Negrohead Peak: 9.5 mi
- Johns Peak: 9.6 mi
- Cow Camp Spring - historical: 0.4 mi
- Upper Deadman Spring: 3.2 mi
- Lower Deadman Spring: 3.3 mi
- Lower White Blotch Spring: 11.2 mi
- Upper White Blotch Spring: 11.5 mi
- Dead Man Canyon: 4.5 mi
- Dreamland: 20.6 mi
- People's Wall: 20.6 mi
- Insomnia Cave: 20.6 mi
- The Grasshouse: 20.7 mi
- Andreas Probst: 21.1 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 23.6 mi
- Drop: 24.8 mi
- Rock Drop: 25.0 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 10.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 18.0 mi
- The Grove: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rye Patch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayford Peak | NE 47° | 2,997 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sheep Peak | E 86° | 2,936 m | 3.1 mi |
| Johns Peak | NE 42° | 2,863 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hidden Forest Ridge | NE 46° | 2,859 m | 5.7 mi |
| Angel Peak | SW 220° | 2,704 m | 23.5 mi |
| Negrohead Peak | ENE 58° | 2,573 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,152 m | 13.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | N 9° | 2,127 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:25 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Desert NWR, 10 mi away.
- Blue Grosbeak14 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
- Pahrump Poolfish3 obs
- Cottontop Cactus3 obs
- Long-eared Owl2 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear2 obs
- Panamint butterfly bush2 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9335594967
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 30 mi
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