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Chuckawalla Bill Spring

Chuckawalla Bill Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Chuckawalla Bill Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 857 m. Onyx Peak stands 2,778 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bare Tree Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.

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Coordinates34.02731, -116.45651
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Hot Springs Park: 4.8 mi
  • South Park: 4.8 mi
  • Wardman Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rotary Park: 5.2 mi
Cliffs
  • Trashcan Rock - West Face: 14.9 mi
  • Trashcan Rock - East Face: 14.9 mi
  • Dry Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Freeway Wall: 15.8 mi
  • Upper Freeway Wall: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Pioneertown Mane Street: 9.2 mi
  • Flak 37 88mm Gun: 13.7 mi
  • Frank Sinatra House: 14.3 mi
  • Quail Springs Rock Exhibit Area: 14.9 mi
  • Drag & Fly Tours: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Gardens: 24
  • Arizona Desert Region: 16.5 mi
  • Colorado Desert Region: 16.5 mi
  • California Desert Region: 16.5 mi
  • Mojave Desert Region: 16.5 mi
  • Sonoran Desert Region: 16.5 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 19
  • Rhythms of Life: 11.0 mi
  • Atlatl: 11.1 mi
  • Unity through Healthcare: 13.9 mi
  • Whirlwind VI. 2006: 14.1 mi
  • kenny irwin artist: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Samuelson Rocks: 12.3 mi
  • Shiprock: 12.9 mi
  • Tong wen neval: 16.3 mi
  • Gram Parsons: 17.0 mi
  • Old Car: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Dry Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Tahquitz Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 20.4 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Morongo's Oasis Beach: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Chuckawalla Bill Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Onyx PeakNW 308°2,778 m18.4 mi
Wysup PeakWNW 302°2,740 m17.4 mi
Three SistersNW 305°2,469 m14.6 mi
Three Sisters PeaksNW 307°2,326 m12.9 mi
Kitching PeakW 263°1,999 m16.4 mi
Black MountainNNW 332°1,871 m16.1 mi
Quail MountainE 96°1,772 m12.4 mi
Inspiration PeakESE 113°1,694 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2420:01
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0316:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505156606776818277685750
Precip in2.72.90.90.20.10.00.20.20.20.20.31.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morongo Valley N, 7 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
  • Panamint liveforever13 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus8 obs
  • Blainville's Horned Lizard7 obs
  • Bladderpod7 obs
  • Paperbag Bush6 obs
  • Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake6 obs
  • Brittlebush5 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus5 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/12063978902

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