- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grafton | W 278° | 3,343 m | 1.2 mi |
| Shingle Peak | SW 222° | 2,995 m | 16.8 mi |
| Sawmill Peak | NW 322° | 2,875 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Montezuma | S 184° | 2,780 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ninemile Mountain | W 267° | 2,724 m | 14.8 mi |
| Whipple Peak | SW 216° | 2,689 m | 23.4 mi |
| Dutch John Mountain | S 172° | 2,638 m | 17.4 mi |
| Red Butte | NNW 330° | 2,638 m | 23.0 mi |
- 4.9 mi off the Highway 93
- 22.9 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 26.1 mi off the Mt. Wilson Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Spring: 1.1 mi
- North Creek Spring: 1.5 mi
- Graham Spring: 2.4 mi
- Brush Spring: 2.5 mi
- Wall Spring: 2.8 mi
- Mount Grafton: 1.2 mi
- Mount Montezuma: 7.5 mi
- Mollys Nipples: 10.1 mi
- Kirkeby Knoll: 12.7 mi
- Patterson Peak: 13.7 mi
- Mount Grafton Scenic Area: 5.1 mi
- North Creek Scenic Area: 6.4 mi
- Lund Ball Park: 19.4 mi
- Cave Valley: 5.5 mi
- The Lund L: 18.7 mi
- Lund Museum: 19.5 mi
- Moorman Spring: 23.5 mi
- Douglas Point: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:28 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:40 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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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