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Eagle Borax Spring

Eagle Borax Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Eagle Borax Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of -79 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tule Spring, a spring 3.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20019, -116.86702

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 19
  • Warm Spring Camp: 16.4 mi
  • Tank: 16.6 mi
  • Stone Corral: 17.2 mi
  • Mission Ruins: 17.3 mi
  • World Beater Cabin: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Badwater Basin: 5.9 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 8.1 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 8.2 mi
  • Dry fall: 8.4 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Date Grove: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakW 260°3,369 m12.6 mi
Rogers PeakW 276°3,045 m12.3 mi
Bennett PeakW 272°3,027 m12.6 mi
Sentinel PeakWSW 239°2,936.4 m13.8 mi
Porter PeakSW 226°2,774 m14.8 mi
Wildrose PeakWNW 294°2,763 m12.9 mi
Porter PeakSW 225°2,756 m14.8 mi
Bald PeakWNW 299°2,367 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3119:3120:09
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5615:5716:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 18 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).

  • Yerba Mansa6 obs
  • Iodinebush4 obs
  • Saltgrass3 obs
  • Desert Sunflower3 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
  • desert fivespot2 obs
  • Golden Gilmania2 obs
  • Desert Holly2 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/8004866497

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