Lower Shellbourne Spring
Lower Shellbourne Spring is a tepid spring at seven thousand feet in White Pine County, twenty-seven miles from McGill, on open BLM land run by the Bristlecone Field Office. Water temperature is high seventies. It is listed by the USGS. East Creek Campground is the nearest camping on record, about twenty miles away.
The nearest road, nameless on file, passes about two hundred feet away. At seven thousand feet the winters are long, with snow totals past three feet, and precipitation runs eleven inches a year. The parcel carries no designation past public land.
On file, the good months are the winter ones, but at this elevation and temperature the water will seem cool with the air below freezing. Access is open with no fee noted. East Creek Campground is twenty miles off. No chemistry is on file. The reading on file is a survey figure and nothing more recent exists.
Overview Located high on the slopes of the Schell Creek Range in the Duck Creek Basin, sitting in the middle of an alder, pinyon and juniper forest, East Creek Campground offers a wide range of recreation opportunities to the forest visitor. Hiking, mountain biking and off-road vehicle riding are just some of the popular activities enjoyed by visitors to the area. Elevation is 7,400 feet, located approximately 20 miles from Ely, Nevada. Recreation The Ranger Trail can be accessed from thi...
Lower Shellbourne Spring sits at 7,000 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 28% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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