Bitter Spring
Bitter Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 413 m. Avawatz Mountains stands 1,876 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Garlic Spring, a spring 12 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 30.0 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
57 named places within 25 miles
- Garlic Spring: 11.9 mi
- Drinkwater Spring: 19.0 mi
- Deuouge Spring: 19.0 mi
- Jack Spring: 19.1 mi
- MC Spring: 19.4 mi
- Cave Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Alvord Peak: 13.9 mi
- Buwalda Ridge: 17.5 mi
- Noels Knoll: 18.7 mi
- Otto Mountain: 19.1 mi
- CPT Harold A Fritz Field: 14.3 mi
- Constitution Park: 14.6 mi
- Army Field: 14.7 mi
- Jackrabbit Park: 14.7 mi
- Crackerjack Park: 14.8 mi
- Buried Boxcars: 14.6 mi
- Painted Rocks: 18.0 mi
- Fort Irwin: 19.4 mi
- Rasor Ranch: 19.5 mi
- Francis Marion Borax Smith: 19.6 mi
- Crucero: 19.5 mi
- Silver Lake: 20.4 mi
- Travelers Monument: 20.1 mi
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 20.4 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 22.6 mi
- Camp Cady Wildlife Area: 23.1 mi
- Mojave Megaphone: 20.3 mi
- Goldstone Museum: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bitter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avawatz Mountains | NNE 16° | 1,876 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cave Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,073 m | 12.4 mi |
| Alvord Peak | SW 230° | 1,052 m | 13.9 mi |
| Soldier Mountain | SSW 202° | 704 m | 21.6 mi |
| Harvard Hill | SSW 213° | 611 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buwalda Ridge | SSW 198° | 601 m | 17.5 mi |
| The Knob | SSW 200° | 532 m | 19.6 mi |
| Otto Mountain | E 79° | 519 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:59 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 21 mi away.
- Zebra-tailed Lizard1 obs
- Desert Horned Lizard1 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/3394220194
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