Saddle Spring
Saddle Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,008 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sagebrush Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2008 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Barrel Springs Back Country Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Sagebrush Spring: 0.6 mi
- Quaking Asp Spring: 1.3 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 2.6 mi
- CC Spring: 2.7 mi
- Fortynine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Metzker Peak: 4.3 mi
- Big Hat Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Black Hills: 10.4 mi
- Painted Point: 12.0 mi
- Fortynine Camp: 2.1 mi
- Vya: 3.9 mi
- Vya: 3.9 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 16.4 mi
- Modoc Natural Bridge: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saddle Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SW 215° | 3,016 m | 24.3 mi |
| Warren Peak | SW 228° | 2,950 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | SW 221° | 2,768 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cole Peak | SSW 211° | 2,723 m | 23.7 mi |
| Milk Peak | SW 235° | 2,623 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 2,518 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 274° | 2,476 m | 17.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,417 m | 20.6 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 | 16:33 |
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, 13 mi away.
- Golden Eagle1 obs
- western blue flag1 obs
- Wyoming Paintbrush1 obs
- Spineless Horsebrush1 obs
- Sandhill Crane1 obs
- Slender Buckwheat1 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/1003676803
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