Blackwater Spring
Blackwater Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 987 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Aguereberry Point, a peak 2.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 13 mi
- Turnout · 14 mi
- Turnout · 15 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Burns Spring: 8.3 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 8.5 mi
- Salt Springs: 8.7 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 2.1 mi
- Bald Peak: 6.6 mi
- Wildrose Peak: 8.0 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Pinto Peak: 10.4 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Tank: 5.7 mi
- Vehicle: 8.1 mi
- Vehicle: 8.1 mi
- Vehicle: 8.1 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 10.5 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 10.6 mi
- Salt Creek: 14.4 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 16.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Skidoo: 6.8 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 11.3 mi
- Panamint City: 18.8 mi
- Chloride City: 23.7 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 10.7 mi
- Borax Museum: 10.8 mi
- Dry fall: 16.9 mi
- Dry fall: 17.0 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 7.9 mi
- Date Grove: 10.7 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Telephone Arch: 10.9 mi
- Travertine Point: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackwater Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | S 190° | 3,369 m | 15.3 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SSW 192° | 3,045 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SSW 193° | 3,027 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 186° | 2,936.4 m | 20.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | S 182° | 2,774 m | 23.3 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SSW 196° | 2,763 m | 8.0 mi |
| Porter Peak | S 182° | 2,756 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSW 206° | 2,367 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- panamint mariposa lily3 obs
- Panamint liveforever3 obs
- wildrose canyon buckwheat3 obs
- Magnificent Lupine3 obs
- Death Valley Pupfish2 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus2 obs
- pinyon mesa buckwheat2 obs
- holly-leaved tetracoccus2 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/12714920010
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 5 mi
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