Turkey Spring
Turkey Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 966 m. Billy Goat Peak stands 1,738 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 24 mi
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 24 mi
169 named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Peak: 1.6 mi
- Garrett Butte: 2.4 mi
- Bonelli Peak: 2.5 mi
- Mineral Buttes: 3.3 mi
- Jumbo Peak: 3.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 0.8 mi
- Ruby Spring: 1.0 mi
- Twin Springs: 1.5 mi
- Gann Spring: 1.8 mi
- Walker Spring: 3.0 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 15.9 mi
- Devil's Throat: 17.6 mi
- Devils Fire: 18.0 mi
- Pillar 2: 20.7 mi
- Little Arch: 20.7 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 12.0 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 13.6 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 16.5 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 20.8 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 20.8 mi
- The Temple: 9.4 mi
- Center Point: 11.2 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 12.6 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 15.0 mi
- Engine Beach: 18.1 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 18.4 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 18.8 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 13.4 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
- Rioville: 9.2 mi
- St. Thomas: 20.8 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 14.5 mi
- Columbine Falls: 18.8 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 17.7 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Goat Peak | NNE 23° | 1,738 m | 24.7 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | ENE 65° | 1,736 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mica Peak | NE 39° | 1,719 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 238° | 1,663 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSW 193° | 1,601 m | 2.5 mi |
| Senator Mountain | S 190° | 1,562 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gold Butte | NNE 26° | 1,529 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | ENE 59° | 1,473 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Temple BAR, 12 mi away.
- California Barrel Cactus1 obs
- California Buckwheat1 obs
- Palmer's penstemon1 obs
- Las Vegas Bearpoppy1 obs
- Common Fishhook Cactus1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006093795
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