Warm Springs, Nevada
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.
History edit
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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
External links edit
- Warm Springs ghost town info
- Photos of Warm Springs in 1994
- Warm Springs Video Nov 2006