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Cove Spring

Cove Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,995 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Keynot Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70823, -117.92948

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
Attractions: 19
  • Sherwood Forest Tree: 10.0 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 11.5 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 11.9 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 12.0 mi
  • Eye of Alabama: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Headframe: 6.1 mi
  • Old dump truck bed: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.7 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 10.9 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Administration Circle Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 12.6 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Hitching Post Arch: 12.2 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 12.2 mi
  • Heart Arch: 12.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 12.7 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Hot springs: 6
  • Children's Tub: 10.9 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 10.9 mi
  • Bat Pool: 11.0 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 11.0 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Paul's Paradise: 13.0 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 13.3 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 13.4 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 13.4 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 13.4 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Bat Pole: 8.7 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 12.1 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Cove Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWSW 246°4,419.6 m22.0 mi
Mount WilliamsonW 260°4,383 m21.5 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW 246°4,361.2 m22.1 mi
Crooks PeakWSW 245°4,341.7 m22.1 mi
Lewis PeakWSW 245°4,306.7 m22.0 mi
Mount RussellWSW 248°4,296 m21.6 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW 245°4,289 m22.1 mi
Mount LangleySW 233°4,277 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3620:15
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0116:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

  • White-crowned Sparrow1 obs
  • Desert Iguana1 obs
  • Desert Night Lizard1 obs
  • Great Basin bristlecone pine1 obs
  • Stream Orchid1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9231451897

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