Colter Spring
Colter Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,716 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Slims Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Redlands Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hatchet Spring: 5.4 mi
- Post Office Spring: 5.6 mi
- Quail Spring: 5.7 mi
- Anvil Spring: 5.9 mi
- Slims Peak: 1.7 mi
- Striped Butte: 5.0 mi
- Manly Peak: 5.6 mi
- Porter Peak: 6.1 mi
- Porter Peak: 6.1 mi
- Clair Camp: 2.7 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 2.8 mi
- Stone Corral: 3.7 mi
- Mengel Cabin: 6.2 mi
- Russel Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Ballarat: 5.9 mi
- Panamint City: 8.9 mi
- Valley Wells: 15.7 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Baker Ranch: 20.3 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 20.9 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 21.0 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colter Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | NNE 13° | 3,369 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rogers Peak | NNE 11° | 3,045 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 11° | 3,027 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | NNE 27° | 2,936.4 m | 7.9 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 51° | 2,774 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 10° | 2,763 m | 19.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 51° | 2,756 m | 6.1 mi |
| Maturango Peak | WNW 294° | 2,670 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
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, 21 mi away.
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
- Scarlet Milkvetch2 obs
- Paperbag Bush2 obs
- Donkey2 obs
- Rock Wren1 obs
- Common Chuckwalla1 obs
- Hairypod Pepperweed1 obs
- Mountain fringepod1 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/626135158
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