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Sheep Creek Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,611 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Grafton3,343 m · 1.2 mi
Nearest byway
Highway 934.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:08local time
Coordinates
38.6898, -114.7213
Sheep Creek Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Creek Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,611 m. Mount Grafton stands 3,343 m to the west, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. Highway 93 passes 4.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraftonW 278°3,343 m1.2 mi
Shingle PeakSW 222°2,995 m16.8 mi
Sawmill PeakNW 322°2,875 m17.6 mi
Mount MontezumaS 184°2,780 m7.5 mi
Ninemile MountainW 267°2,724 m14.8 mi
Whipple PeakSW 216°2,689 m23.4 mi
Dutch John MountainS 172°2,638 m17.4 mi
Red ButteNNW 330°2,638 m23.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
Museums: 1
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:51
June solstice05:1519:2820:08
September equinox06:2718:0218:38
December solstice06:5415:4016:21

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239445261686759483628
Precip in0.91.01.00.80.90.70.50.80.70.90.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lund, 20 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.50.50.92.75.63.00.90.50.60.50.40.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Geyser CK AT Spgs Orifice NR Minerva, NV, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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