Christmas Spring
Christmas Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 811 m. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Joe Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
How to reach it
140 named places within 25 miles
- Indian Joe Spring: 1.0 mi
- Allen Springs: 1.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 2.0 mi
- Bainter Spring: 2.1 mi
- Deep Canyon Spring: 2.4 mi
- Reilly Site: 13.0 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 16.0 mi
- Panamint City: 16.3 mi
- Barker Ranch: 18.1 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 19.8 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 19.9 mi
- Rock Circles: 19.9 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 19.9 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 19.9 mi
- Argus Peak: 3.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 3.5 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 10.8 mi
- Lone Butte: 15.2 mi
- Volcano Butte: 17.4 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 4.7 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 19.3 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 19.6 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 19.9 mi
- Upjohn Park: 20.1 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 17.5 mi
- China Lake Museum: 17.5 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.7 mi
- Maturango Museum: 19.7 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 14.3 mi
- plane: 18.2 mi
- plane: 18.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 18.8 mi
- Baker Ranch: 22.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 4.3 mi
- Ballarat: 18.8 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 4.7 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christmas Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maturango Peak | NNW 347° | 2,670 m | 21.2 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 347° | 2,662 m | 19.9 mi |
| Parrot Point | NNW 347° | 2,540 m | 18.5 mi |
| Slims Peak | NE 49° | 2,154 m | 20.6 mi |
| Manly Peak | ENE 68° | 2,133 m | 17.5 mi |
| Louisiana Butte | NW 323° | 2,069 m | 19.6 mi |
| Argus Peak | NW 315° | 2,000 m | 3.0 mi |
| Volcano Butte | NW 311° | 1,791 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 4 mi away.
- Cottontop Cactus12 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear11 obs
- shy monkeyflower8 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard7 obs
- Sacred Datura6 obs
- common fig6 obs
- Red-spotted Toad6 obs
- Brittlebush5 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/11300363212
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