Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at 38°11′N 116°22′W / 38.19°N 116.37°W). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway"), around 50 miles east of Tonopah. Only two abandoned buildings remain.
Warm Springs, Nevada | |
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  Warm Springs, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 38°11′26″N 116°22′12″W / 38.19056°N 116.37000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye |
| Elevation | 5,423 ft (1,653 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89049 |
History
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The first white settlement in Warm Springs was in 1866, when it served as a stopover for stagecoaches and other travellers. The post office was in operation from January 1924 through June 1929.[2] In 1947, the springs was purchased by the Fallini brothers and it was reported that Thomas Hurt had been operating the springs for several years.[3] Never more than a tiny settlement, Warm Springs' population dwindled until it became a ghost town. All that remained was a single streetlight, a telephone box, and several huts built over pools filled by the warm springs that give the town its name.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Warm Springs, Nevada (Twin Springs) (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1985-2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
73 (23) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
109 (43) |
102 (39) |
95 (35) |
90 (32) |
76 (24) |
66 (19) |
109 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.5 (6.4) |
49.5 (9.7) |
59.2 (15.1) |
66.0 (18.9) |
76.1 (24.5) |
86.3 (30.2) |
94.1 (34.5) |
91.4 (33.0) |
82.3 (27.9) |
69.7 (20.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
68.0 (20.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.1 (−1.6) |
35.9 (2.2) |
43.3 (6.3) |
49.7 (9.8) |
58.5 (14.7) |
67.6 (19.8) |
74.5 (23.6) |
71.9 (22.2) |
62.3 (16.8) |
50.7 (10.4) |
37.3 (2.9) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
50.8 (10.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.7 (−9.6) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
33.4 (0.8) |
40.9 (4.9) |
48.9 (9.4) |
54.9 (12.7) |
52.4 (11.3) |
42.2 (5.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
13.8 (−10.1) |
33.6 (0.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−32 (−36) |
7 (−14) |
9 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
30 (−1) |
22 (−6) |
8 (−13) |
−13 (−25) |
−26 (−32) |
−32 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) |
0.44 (11) |
0.41 (10) |
0.57 (14) |
0.61 (15) |
0.20 (5.1) |
0.54 (14) |
0.41 (10) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.26 (6.6) |
4.93 (123.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.9 (2.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.6 (4.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 37.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Source: NOAA (snowfall 1985-2005)[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warm Springs Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Fallini Bros. Buy Nye Springs". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. August 20, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
