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Source of the Bruneau River

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Elevation, modelled
2,133 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Matterhorn3,250 m · 16.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
41.5715, -115.4184
Source of the Bruneau River, seen from above at true elevation

Source of the Bruneau River is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,133 m. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 7.4 miles away. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MatterhornN 8°3,250 m16.7 mi
Bald PeakN 4°3,208 m19.0 mi
Jarbidge PeakN 4°3,207 m18.6 mi
Marys River PeakNNE 13°3,189 m13.3 mi
Square TopN 6°3,189 m17.3 mi
Jumbo PeakN 5°3,189 m17.9 mi
Cougar PeakN 10°3,154 m15.5 mi
Prospect PeakNNE 13°3,137 m15.9 mi

78 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Springs: 17
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0819:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:15

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937435159676657463527
Precip in1.30.81.01.01.70.90.60.50.60.70.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibbs RCH - Jarbidge 24se, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.97.216.427.619.98.32.01.41.62.02.42.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hanks CK AT Marys RV Ranch RD NR Deeth, NV, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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