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Elephant Head Spring

Spring

Place where underground water flows naturally to the surface of the Earth.

County

Lander County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
40.1002686°, -116.9902859°

Elevation

6152 ft. (1875 m.)

Topographic Map

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. Elephant Head Spring is covered by the Carico Lake South, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Water

Land

Man-made

Nearby Springs

Placer Gulch Spring	0.8 mi
Blue Rock Spring	1.2 mi
Stone Cabin Spring	1.7 mi
Rock Spring	2.5 mi
Cottonwood Spring	2.7 mi

Nearby Cities

Crescent Valley, NV	31 mi
Battle Mountain, NV	38 mi
Austin, NV	42 mi
Valmy, NV	48 mi
Kingston, NV	62 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Stone Cabin Basin	Land	0.6 mi
Elephant Head	Land	1.4 mi
Pinto Mine	Man-made	2.4 mi
Stone Cabin Canyon	Land	3.0 mi
Wholey Well Number Two (historical)	Man-made	3.3 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 BEOWAWE U OF N RA which is approximately 26 miles away and has an elevation of 5,740 feet (412 feet lower than Elephant Head Spring). 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	1.03"	40.3°	14.4°
February	.72"	45.7°	20.1°
March	1.29"	51.3°	25.4°
April	1.10"	58.5°	28.7°
May	1.51"	67.7°	34.8°
June	.86"	78.3°	42.1°
July	.47"	87.5°	48.0°
August	.53"	86.1°	46.0°
September	.78"	77.4°	37.3°
October	.96"	65.8°	27.5°
November	.96"	50.8°	20.3°
December	.83"	41.7°	14.1°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 54% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 66% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 93% of other locations on record.