French Madam Spring
French Madam Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,678 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Gunn Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 9 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 9 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 9 mi
- Turnout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jack Gunn Spring: 0.3 mi
- Thompson Spring: 1.0 mi
- Miller's Spring: 5.2 mi
- China Garden Spring: 6.2 mi
- Argus Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Ash Hill: 3.8 mi
- Zinc Hill: 4.3 mi
- 1440: 7.2 mi
- Ophir Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 2.7 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.2 mi
- Darwin: 6.9 mi
- Coso: 10.4 mi
- Ballarat: 19.2 mi
- Panamint City: 22.7 mi
- Skidoo: 22.8 mi
- Madonna: 6.9 mi
- Egg: 7.0 mi
- Not A Through Street: 7.0 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 5.5 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 5.5 mi
- Telephone Arch: 22.9 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 24.7 mi
- Darwin Falls: 6.4 mi
- Darwin community garden: 6.8 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Madam Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | ESE 102° | 3,369 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rogers Peak | E 93° | 3,045 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bennett Peak | E 95° | 3,027 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | ESE 114° | 2,936.4 m | 24.2 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | E 83° | 2,763 m | 22.2 mi |
| Maturango Peak | S 188° | 2,670 m | 8.1 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | S 184° | 2,662 m | 9.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | S 182° | 2,540 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:00 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 28 mi away.
- Desert Collared Lizard3 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
- Mojave Fishhook Cactus2 obs
- Parry's lip fern2 obs
- Bighorn Sheep1 obs
- Painted Lady1 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear1 obs
- Sacred Datura1 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/12714892500
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 26 mi
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