Crystal Pool
Crystal Pool is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 670 m. Independence Peak stands 2,550 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Hole, a attraction 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 27 mi
67 named places within 25 miles
- Pupfish Peak: 1.9 mi
- Deacon Peak: 1.9 mi
- Pupfish Peak: 8.5 mi
- Bat Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Point of Rocks Spring: 3.1 mi
- Jackrabbit Spring: 3.3 mi
- Rogers Spring: 4.1 mi
- Big Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bole Spring: 4.8 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 12.6 mi
- Blosser Park - Fenced Park Ok For Dogs: 19.4 mi
- Simkins Park: 20.1 mi
- Petrack Park: 22.8 mi
- Trojan Park: 23.3 mi
- Devils Hole: 1.8 mi
- Area 51 Alien Center: 16.0 mi
- Pahrump Valley Speedway: 23.4 mi
- Johnnie: 14.0 mi
- Leeland: 18.6 mi
- Greenwater: 23.3 mi
- Migger Mesa: 14.1 mi
- Art Bell Memorial Bench: 25.0 mi
- Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Travertine Point: 19.3 mi
- Pahrump Valley Museum: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Peak | E 87° | 2,550 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Stirling | E 83° | 2,494 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Bulworth | E 84° | 2,340 m | 21.2 mi |
| Cone Peak | E 85° | 2,230 m | 22.4 mi |
| ChLasEd Peak | E 85° | 2,210 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Lukas | E 82° | 2,090 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | W 263° | 2,043.1 m | 16.2 mi |
| Schwaub Peak | WNW 282° | 1,959 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:54 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amargosa Farms-garey, 13 mi away.
- Mojave thistle106 obs
- Cottontop Cactus93 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard90 obs
- Devils Hole Pupfish79 obs
- screwbean77 obs
- Mesquite Mistletoe61 obs
- arrowweed60 obs
- Yerba Mansa59 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/9724787707
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