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South Spring

South Spring, seen from above at true elevation

South Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,717 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is North Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1717 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48330, -119.94689

95 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
Peaks: 40
  • Big Hat Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Fortynine Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Little Hat Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Metzker Peak: 10.5 mi
  • Black Hills: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fortynine Camp: 8.2 mi
  • Vya: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Modoc Natural Bridge: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Mill Creek Falls: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakSW 224°3,016 m19.1 mi
Warren PeakWSW 243°2,950 m15.9 mi
Dusenbury PeakSW 233°2,768 m15.8 mi
Emerson PeakSSW 214°2,724 m20.4 mi
Cole PeakSW 219°2,723 m18.3 mi
Milk PeakWSW 253°2,623 m14.8 mi
Horse MountainSSW 208°2,588 m20.8 mi
Bearcamp MountainSSW 213°2,576 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2719:5620:38
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2415:4916:34

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333641465564737163513931
Precip in1.71.21.51.41.30.70.20.20.30.91.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedarville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13851912659

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