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Coyote Spring

Coyote Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Coyote Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,641 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Margaret Ann Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.96592, -117.47509

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 21
  • Reilly Site: 6.5 mi
  • Kopper Cabin: 6.7 mi
  • Panamint City: 11.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Chinook helicopter: 16.6 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 16.6 mi
  • plane: 23.9 mi
  • plane: 24.0 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 15.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel PeakENE 68°2,936.4 m24.0 mi
Porter PeakENE 76°2,774 m24.1 mi
Porter PeakENE 76°2,756 m24.1 mi
Maturango PeakN 354°2,670 m10.7 mi
Parkinson PeakN 356°2,662 m9.4 mi
Parrot PointN 357°2,540 m8.1 mi
Coso PeakNW 321°2,483 m21.1 mi
Pinon PeakNW 313°2,336 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1418:48
December solstice06:5716:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 15 mi away.

  • Beavertail Pricklypear1 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/12714892478

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