- Elevation, modelled
- 2,000 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Roberts Creek Mountain3,041 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Loneliest Road in America25.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:18local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8984, -116.4176
Tonkin Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,000 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the east-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hills, a peak 2.0 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 26 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tonkin Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Creek Mountain | ESE 109° | 3,041 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cooper Peak | E 94° | 2,870 m | 5.5 mi |
| Fagin Mountain | SW 220° | 2,775 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Tenabo | NNW 334° | 2,725 m | 20.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 230° | 2,710 m | 10.2 mi |
| Western Peak | ENE 74° | 2,693 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 305° | 2,590 m | 18.5 mi |
| McClusky Peak | W 268° | 2,565 m | 7.2 mi |
- 25.7 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
85 named places within 25 miles
- Black Spring: 3.8 mi
- Jack Spring: 3.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.7 mi
- Mud Spring: 5.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 5.9 mi
- Red Hills: 2.0 mi
- Western Peak: 3.7 mi
- Cooper Peak: 5.5 mi
- Roberts Creek Mountain: 6.1 mi
- McClusky Peak: 7.2 mi
- Alpha: 14.2 mi
- Deep Wells: 18.0 mi
- Cortez: 19.4 mi
- Buckhorn: 19.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 24.8 mi
- Walti Hot Springs: 9.2 mi
- Shipley Hot Spting: 18.4 mi
- Bartine Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:38 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:42 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 33 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Dec — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tonkin Spg Outflow Abv Denay CK NR Eureka, NV, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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