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Black Rock Spring

Black Rock Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Black Rock Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,337 m. Three Sisters stands 2,469 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

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Coordinates34.05631, -116.39640
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • South Park: 1.5 mi
  • Machris Park: 2.3 mi
  • Essig Park: 3.1 mi
  • Joshua Drive Park: 3.6 mi
  • Community Center Park: 4.9 mi
Cliffs
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 11.5 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 12.6 mi
  • Mindless Mound: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Freeway Wall: 12.7 mi
Springs: 45
Attractions: 35
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 9.0 mi
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 11.5 mi
  • Middle Kingdom: 12.7 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 13.0 mi
  • David Knopp: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Gardens: 23
Museums: 19
Artworks: 19
  • Rhythms of Life: 9.3 mi
  • Atlatl: 9.3 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 17.2 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 17.4 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Samuelson Rocks: 8.8 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 14.1 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 14.9 mi
  • Abandoned Rusty Car: 15.0 mi
  • wind mill: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Dry Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 23.4 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Silverwood Falls: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Black Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three SistersWNW 293°2,469 m16.7 mi
Three Sisters PeaksWNW 293°2,326 m14.9 mi
Black MountainNW 318°1,871 m16.4 mi
Quail MountainESE 111°1,772 m9.5 mi
Queen MountainE 91°1,718 m17.0 mi
Inspiration PeakSE 126°1,694 m14.2 mi
Eureka PeakESE 122°1,682 m3.1 mi
Chaparrosa PeakNW 304°1,679 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0216:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054606775818275655446
Precip in1.41.20.80.20.10.00.50.20.10.60.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yucca Valley, 5 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
  • Western Joshua Tree1,078 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus972 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear567 obs
  • Silver Cholla556 obs
  • California juniper402 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard311 obs
  • Mojave Yucca305 obs
  • Parry's nolina295 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/12063978395

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