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Summit Spring

Summit Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Summit Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,135 m. Goshute Peak stands 2,916 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.62958, -114.27857

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 5
  • Cabin: 0.4 mi
  • Wendover Will: 13.2 mi
  • Lincoln Highway Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Enola Gay Memorial: 13.8 mi
  • Long Distance Telephone Memorial: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Parks: 4
  • West Wendover Equestrian Park: 13.0 mi
  • Victory Plaza: 13.2 mi
  • Scobie Park: 13.8 mi
  • Salt Springs Waterfowl Management Area: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • C-123 Provider: 14.4 mi
  • Pilot Peak historic marker: 15.3 mi
  • Bonneville Salt Lakes: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Eastbound: 23.3 mi
  • Salt Flats Rest Area, I-80 Westbound: 23.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Arch: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bonneville State Park: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goshute PeakS 186°2,916 m9.0 mi
Mount PisgahS 178°2,740 m14.2 mi
Sharp PeakSW 217°2,553 m24.3 mi
Sugar Loaf PeakS 176°2,431 m22.3 mi
White Horse MountainS 179°2,386 m23.1 mi
Twin PeaksW 273°2,356 m15.4 mi
Ferguson MountainSSE 161°2,317 m12.8 mi
Black PointS 173°2,078 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:1318:49
June solstice05:0719:3120:12
September equinox06:2518:0018:36
December solstice06:5815:3016:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273443516171807766523728
Precip in0.30.20.30.40.60.30.20.20.50.30.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wendover AP Awos, 14 mi away.

  • Western Fence Lizard1 obs
  • Long-nosed Leopard Lizard1 obs
  • fragrant evening primrose1 obs
  • mat rock spiraea1 obs
  • Stansbury's Cliffrose1 obs
  • Rocky Mountain Beeplant1 obs
  • Great Basin Pocket Mouse1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6943221978

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