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Bare Tree Spring

Bare Tree Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Bare Tree Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 728 m. Cornell Peak stands 2,928 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chuckawalla Bill Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.

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Coordinates34.00717, -116.44985
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 3.9 mi
  • Hot Springs Park: 4.0 mi
  • Wardman Park: 4.2 mi
  • Guy Tedesco Park: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs
  • Dry Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 14.6 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 14.7 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Freeway Wall: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 52
Nature reserves: 38
Museums: 24
Gardens: 24
  • Arizona Desert Region: 15.3 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 15.3 mi
  • California Desert Region: 15.3 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 15.3 mi
  • Sonoran Desert Region: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Shiprock: 12.0 mi
  • Samuelson Rocks: 12.2 mi
  • Tong wen neval: 15.2 mi
  • Old Car: 15.7 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Rhythms of Life: 12.4 mi
  • Atlatl: 12.4 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 12.8 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 13.0 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dry Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 19.1 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Bare Tree Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cornell PeakSW 222°2,928 m18.1 mi
Three SistersNW 309°2,469 m15.8 mi
Three Sisters PeaksNW 310°2,326 m14.1 mi
Kitching PeakW 268°1,999 m16.6 mi
Black MountainNNW 333°1,871 m17.5 mi
Quail MountainE 90°1,772 m11.9 mi
Inspiration PeakESE 109°1,694 m15.4 mi
Eureka PeakENE 73°1,682 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 8 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jul and Aug; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Wildlife nearby
  • Bladderpod28 obs
  • Silver Cholla25 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear19 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus17 obs
  • Desert Trumpet17 obs
  • Saharan Mustard17 obs
  • Brittlebush15 obs
  • Parish's Goldeneye15 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12063978907

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