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Want Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,039 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Wheeler Peak3,982 m · 9.9 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America0.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
39.1271, -114.2890
Want Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Want Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,039 m. Wheeler Peak stands 3,982 m to the south, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Patch Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 0.4 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeler PeakS 188°3,982 m9.9 mi
Doso DoyabiS 183°3,891 m9.6 mi
Baker PeakS 188°3,748 m11.1 mi
Pyramid PeakS 182°3,607 m12.4 mi
Mount MoriahNNE 26°3,577 m11.2 mi
South Schell PeakNW 311°3,574 m22.0 mi
Taft PeakNW 314°3,564 m22.3 mi
Mount WashingtonS 184°3,539 m14.7 mi

101 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
Peaks: 28
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3617:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303139455365737162493729
Precip in1.51.51.41.40.90.51.10.70.91.00.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker 5 W, 9 mi away.

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