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Sandstone Spring

Sandstone Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sandstone Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates36.21097, -114.55625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Petrified Dunes: 3.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Nostrildamus Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Heart Arch: 6.4 mi
  • Bowls of Fire: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 57
Springs: 30
Historic sites: 23
Parks: 19
Hot springs: 8
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Hot Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 3
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Lost City Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jumbo PeakE 91°1,736 m20.9 mi
Mica PeakE 80°1,719 m22.6 mi
Mount WilsonSSW 192°1,663 m15.1 mi
Bonelli PeakESE 104°1,601 m17.6 mi
Muddy PeakNW 308°1,590 m9.8 mi
Gold ButteENE 78°1,529 m21.1 mi
Rattlesnake PeakE 93°1,473 m19.0 mi
Frenchman MountainW 265°1,236 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:50
June solstice05:2219:2120:00
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4615:4816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485361687888959485715747
Precip in0.91.00.60.30.10.20.30.30.10.50.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Echo BAY, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Las Vegas Bearpoppy10 obs
  • Silverleaf Sunray10 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear9 obs
  • Johnson's Beehive Cactus9 obs
  • Cottontop Cactus8 obs
  • Silver Cholla7 obs
  • Desert Trumpet4 obs
  • Relict Leopard Frog4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006093024

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