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Cane Spring

Cane Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cane Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 991 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 40 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.23812, -115.79842

107 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 45
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 8
  • Mojave phone booth: 7.2 mi
  • Abandoned Restaurant: 10.6 mi
  • Abandoned gas station: 10.6 mi
  • Mojave Memorial Cross: 15.0 mi
  • Mojave Road: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Aikens Arch: 2.8 mi
  • Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cane Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark MountainNNE 31°2,417 m23.1 mi
Edgar PeakSE 143°2,183 m24.5 mi
Fountain PeakSE 144°2,126 m25.0 mi
Kessler PeakENE 71°1,879 m16.1 mi
Pinto MountainE 99°1,873 m24.5 mi
Kokoweef PeakNE 54°1,843 m21.3 mi
Mohawk HillNE 38°1,823 m22.1 mi
Striped MountainNE 55°1,812 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:4915:5616:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495461687888949284715748
Precip in0.50.90.40.10.20.00.30.30.40.20.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 15 mi away.

  • Cottontop Cactus5 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus4 obs
  • Desert Trumpet4 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
  • Brittlebush3 obs
  • Notch-leaf Scorpionweed3 obs
  • Chia3 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/763632932

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