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Coso Springs

Coso Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Coso Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,773 m. Round Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Coso, a ghost town 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17655, -117.64919

116 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 54
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 16
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chinook helicopter: 5.1 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 5.2 mi
  • Dirty Socks: 22.7 mi
  • Lemon Inn: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 272°3,015 m23.7 mi
Maturango PeakESE 114°2,670 m9.4 mi
Parkinson PeakESE 120°2,662 m10.4 mi
Parrot PointSE 125°2,540 m11.4 mi
Coso PeakWNW 297°2,483 m4.0 mi
Malpais MesaNNW 344°2,357 m18.8 mi
Pinon PeakW 280°2,336 m7.8 mi
Conglomerate MesaNNW 346°2,332 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3419:3420:12
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5916:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9233723451

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