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Ryecroft Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,531 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Jefferson (South Summit)3,637 m · 6.5 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:16local time
Coordinates
38.6611, -116.8951
Ryecroft Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ryecroft Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,531 m. Mount Jefferson (South Summit) stands 3,637 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Canyon State Game Refuge, a park 0.9 miles away. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Jefferson (South Summit)NNW 345°3,637 m6.5 mi
North Summit Mount JeffersonN 349°3,601 m9.4 mi
Middle Summit Mount JeffersonNNW 343°3,562 m8.0 mi
Toiyabe DomeWNW 296°3,462 m21.4 mi
Toiyabe Dome Southeast SummitWNW 296°3,449 m21.1 mi
Mahogany MountainWNW 287°3,343 m23.6 mi
Shoshone MountainW 279°3,322 m3.7 mi
Spanish PeakW 268°3,271 m4.8 mi

92 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2519:00
June solstice05:2419:3720:16
September equinox06:3618:1118:46
December solstice07:0315:4816:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303442475666737163513929
Precip in0.70.50.60.50.60.40.60.50.40.70.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smoky Valley - Carvers, 17 mi away.

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