Argus Spring
Argus Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,951 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Maturango Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 15 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 15 mi
- Padre Point · 15 mi
- Turnout · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tennessee Spring: 2.3 mi
- Mud Hole Spring: 6.3 mi
- Thompson Spring: 6.8 mi
- French Madam Spring: 7.1 mi
- Jack Gunn Spring: 7.3 mi
- Maturango Peak: 1.0 mi
- Parkinson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Parrot Point: 3.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Louisiana Butte: 9.2 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.5 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.5 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.5 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.5 mi
- Coso: 8.9 mi
- Darwin: 10.6 mi
- Ballarat: 16.4 mi
- Panamint City: 22.4 mi
- Valley Wells: 23.1 mi
- Madonna: 10.5 mi
- Egg: 10.6 mi
- Not A Through Street: 10.6 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 5.5 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 5.6 mi
- Darwin community garden: 10.6 mi
- Darwin Falls: 12.9 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Argus Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | E 84° | 3,369 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rogers Peak | ENE 76° | 3,045 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bennett Peak | ENE 77° | 3,027 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | E 96° | 2,936.4 m | 23.5 mi |
| Maturango Peak | S 181° | 2,670 m | 1.0 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | S 169° | 2,662 m | 2.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | SSE 168° | 2,540 m | 3.7 mi |
| Coso Peak | WNW 291° | 2,483 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 26 mi away.
- Gilman's milkvetch1 obs
- Panamint Phacelia1 obs
- Cottontop Cactus1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12286156506
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