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Porter Wash

Streams

Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Rapids
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Clark County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
35.7555347°, -115.4152747°
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Elevation

3300 ft. (1006 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Porter Wash is covered by the Goodsprings, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Cities

Goodsprings, NV 5 mi
Sandy Valley, NV 13 mi
Blue Diamond, NV 20 mi
Enterprise, NV 21 mi
Spring Valley, NV 26 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Ireland Mine Man-made 0.5 mi
Valentine Mine Man-made 1.2 mi
Bullion Mine Man-made 1.4 mi
Deadmans Canyon Land 1.5 mi
Anchor Mine Man-made 1.5 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is MOUNTAIN P which is approximately 21 miles away and has an elevation of 4,730 feet (1,430 feet higher than Porter Wash). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 1.04" 50.3° 28.5°
February 1.17" 53.9° 31.3°
March 1.12" 59.7° 34.7°
April .41" 67.0° 40.9°
May .33" 75.7° 49.3°
June .25" 86.6° 60.8°
July .97" 92.5° 66.5°
August 1.19" 90.7° 64.5°
September .69" 84.4° 56.5°
October .45" 72.4° 45.7°
November .65" 58.1° 36.6°
December .71" 50.7° 29.1°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 83% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 74% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 97% of other locations on record.