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Goldbelt Spring

Goldbelt Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Goldbelt Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,547 m. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59691, -117.44964

95 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 35
Peaks: 24
Historic sites: 12
  • Journigan’s Mill: 19.5 mi
  • Vehicle: 19.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 19.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 19.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 19.6 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Wizard Pool: 23.0 mi
  • Children's Tub: 23.0 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 23.0 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 23.0 mi
  • Bat Pool: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Telephone Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cerro Gordo PeakWSW 258°2,793 m19.1 mi
Tin MountainN 359°2,721 m20.0 mi
Dry MountainNNW 339°2,645 m23.1 mi
Malpais MesaSW 236°2,357 m19.5 mi
Conglomerate MesaWSW 251°2,332 m17.8 mi
Pinto PeakSE 140°2,288 m19.2 mi
White Top MountainN 9°2,284 m12.8 mi
Leaning RockN 7°2,237.8 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3219:3420:12
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5915:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 17 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).

  • Western Joshua Tree4 obs
  • Green Ephedra2 obs
  • Striped Whipsnake1 obs
  • Panamint Rattlesnake1 obs
  • Western Honey Bee1 obs
  • California Buckwheat1 obs
  • Acton Brittlebush1 obs
  • Hopsage1 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/1142606680

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