Yellow Spring
Yellow Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,855 m. Beaver Peak stands 2,677 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Springs, a spring 1.6 miles away. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
How to reach it
72 named places within 25 miles
- Swales Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fish Creek Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Maggie Peak: 7.4 mi
- Schroeder Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Adobe Summit: 10.4 mi
- Mud Springs: 1.6 mi
- Cherry Spring: 12.0 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 13.9 mi
- Kittridge Springs: 14.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 15.7 mi
- Carlin Park: 13.8 mi
- Mountain View Park: 16.0 mi
- Elko Pump Track: 16.1 mi
- Peace Park: 16.5 mi
- Angel Park: 16.5 mi
- Goldville: 12.0 mi
- Moleen: 13.5 mi
- Hunter: 14.1 mi
- Dinner Station: 17.4 mi
- Sherman: 18.1 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 12.6 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 17.3 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 17.4 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 17.6 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 17.4 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 17.6 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 17.7 mi
- The Elko E: 20.5 mi
- The Elko E: 20.5 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 17.6 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 22.9 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Peak | NW 322° | 2,677 m | 14.8 mi |
| Nannies Peak | NNE 19° | 2,672 m | 16.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,670 m | 16.1 mi |
| Swales Mountain | NE 34° | 2,430 m | 2.5 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNW 336° | 2,409 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fish Creek Mountain | N 359° | 2,377 m | 4.6 mi |
| Marys Mountain | SW 219° | 2,345 m | 15.3 mi |
| Elko Mountain | E 92° | 2,286 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elko Rgnl AP, 16 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 9.1 | 19.9 | 49.9 | 104 | 78.9 | 23.3 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Maggie CK Abv Maggie CK Cyn NR Carlin, NV, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10900934067
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