- Elevation, modelled
- 1,896 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Grant3,421 m · 16.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway26.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7939, -118.8938
Water Tank Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,896 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Tank Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grant | SSE 160° | 3,421 m | 16.4 mi |
| Corey Peak | SSE 166° | 3,201 m | 24.6 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | SSE 166° | 3,062 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 214° | 2,884 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,792 m | 3.2 mi |
| Pike Peak | S 170° | 2,517 m | 13.8 mi |
| Reese | NNE 20° | 2,448 m | 6.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 354° | 2,448 m | 10.4 mi |
- 26.1 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Reese: 6.8 mi
- Butler Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 13.6 mi
- Abraham Spring: 1.2 mi
- Twilight Spring: 1.8 mi
- Summit Spring: 1.9 mi
- Buck Brush Spring: 2.6 mi
- Hussman Spring: 7.0 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 11.4 mi
- Colony Park: 19.7 mi
- Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park: 19.8 mi
- Mountain View: 19.9 mi
- Rand: 11.9 mi
- Rockland: 14.6 mi
- Pine Grove: 14.8 mi
- Thorne: 21.0 mi
- Ludwig: 23.5 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 19.6 mi
- Mineral County Museum: 23.2 mi
- Hawthorne Ordnance Museum: 23.2 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 9.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 17.2 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
- Peppers Place: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:56 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yerington, 20 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 64.9 | 76.9 | 112 | 176 | 254 | 315 | 272 | 203 | 145 | 75.9 | 43.9 | 50.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge E Walker RV Abv Strosnider Ditch NR Mason, NV, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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