- Elevation, modelled
- 1,104 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Cerro Gordo Peak2,793 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Death Valley Scenic Byway8.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:12local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5127, -117.3787
Cottonwood Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,104 m. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Panamint Butte, a peak 5.6 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottonwood Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | W 274° | 2,793 m | 22.7 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SE 134° | 2,763 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | SE 132° | 2,367 m | 21.6 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | WSW 256° | 2,357 m | 20.7 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | W 270° | 2,332 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SE 136° | 2,288 m | 12.3 mi |
| White Top Mountain | N 354° | 2,284 m | 18.6 mi |
| Leaning Rock | N 350° | 2,237.8 m | 15.6 mi |
- 8.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 12 mi
- Turnout · 12 mi
- Turnout · 12 mi
- Padre Point · 14 mi
98 named places within 25 miles
- Hunter Spring: 6.5 mi
- Goldbelt Spring: 7.0 mi
- Quail Springs: 7.7 mi
- Quail Springs: 7.9 mi
- Quail Springs: 8.1 mi
- Panamint Butte: 5.6 mi
- Harris Hill: 6.2 mi
- Hunter Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Cottonwood: 8.3 mi
- Lake Hill: 8.8 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 12.9 mi
- Vehicle: 12.9 mi
- Vehicle: 13.0 mi
- Vehicle: 13.0 mi
- Vehicle: 13.0 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 14.5 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 17.8 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 19.3 mi
- Salt Creek: 22.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 23.2 mi
- Skidoo: 13.9 mi
- Darwin: 20.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 23.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 23.2 mi
- Egg: 20.8 mi
- Not A Through Street: 20.8 mi
- Madonna: 20.9 mi
- Telephone Arch: 10.3 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 20.7 mi
- Darwin Falls: 15.5 mi
- Darwin community garden: 20.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- Silver Cholla5 obs
- Domestic Horse4 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow3 obs
- Frémont Cottonwood3 obs
- Chia2 obs
- California Buckwheat2 obs
- Netvein Goldeneye2 obs
- Peach Thorn2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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