Watermelon Spring
Watermelon Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,113 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Lake Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 3.0 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
63 named places within 25 miles
- Snow Lake Peak: 4.1 mi
- Verdi Peak: 4.1 mi
- Lake Peak: 4.4 mi
- Smith Peak: 4.8 mi
- Mount Fitzgerald: 4.8 mi
- Basin Spring: 11.7 mi
- Brennen Spring: 11.7 mi
- Lee Spring: 11.8 mi
- Big Spring: 12.3 mi
- Owl Spring: 12.3 mi
- Ruby City: 10.5 mi
- South Fork: 21.5 mi
- Sprucemont: 23.7 mi
- Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 16.9 mi
- Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watermelon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | WNW 284° | 3,428 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | W 281° | 3,418 m | 4.8 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | WNW 283° | 3,394 m | 4.1 mi |
| Verdi Peak | NNW 332° | 3,375 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | WNW 289° | 3,352 m | 7.0 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | NNE 26° | 3,349 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Silliman | WNW 285° | 3,336 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lake Peak | WSW 244° | 3,329 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamoille 2N, 14 mi away.
- Gopher Snake2 obs
- Rocky Mountainsnail2 obs
- Golden Eagle1 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
- Western Rattlesnake1 obs
- alkali popcornflower1 obs
- Canadian milkvetch1 obs
- spotted fritillary1 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/10961924609
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