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Sixmile Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,340 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 24.5 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America12.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
39.3403, -114.2939
Sixmile Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sixmile Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,340 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 12 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakS 183°3,982 m24.5 mi
Doso DoyabiS 180°3,891 m24.3 mi
North Schell PeakWNW 287°3,614 m17.1 mi
Mount MoriahSE 132°3,577 m6.9 mi
South Schell PeakW 269°3,574 m16.4 mi
Taft PeakW 273°3,564 m15.9 mi
Bald MountainS 184°3,504 m22.1 mi
Buck MountainS 181°3,332 m21.6 mi

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1120:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0019:36
December solstice07:5416:3517:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303139455365737162493729
Precip in1.51.51.41.40.90.51.10.70.91.00.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker 5 W, 23 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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