Granite Spring
Granite Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,147 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
How to reach it
93 named places within 25 miles
- Henry Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cane Spring: 5.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.9 mi
- Halloran Spring: 6.2 mi
- Bull Spring: 9.0 mi
- Club Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mohave Peak: 3.2 mi
- Sawtooth: 3.8 mi
- Negro Head: 5.6 mi
- Button Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Abandoned Restaurant: 5.6 mi
- Abandoned gas station: 5.6 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 7.8 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 15.1 mi
- Mojave Road: 20.0 mi
- Silver Lake: 17.1 mi
- Cima: 18.8 mi
- Ivanpah: 22.4 mi
- Kelso: 23.0 mi
- Aikens Arch: 6.7 mi
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 20.5 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 14.8 mi
- Travelers Monument: 20.3 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 8.4 mi
- Chet Hoffman Park: 14.1 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Kelso Depot: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | NE 42° | 2,417 m | 19.3 mi |
| Kessler Peak | E 91° | 1,879 m | 16.3 mi |
| Kokoweef Peak | ENE 69° | 1,843 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mohawk Hill | NE 51° | 1,823 m | 18.9 mi |
| Striped Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,812 m | 17.0 mi |
| Teutonia Peak | E 95° | 1,752 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cima Dome | E 98° | 1,751 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mineral Hill | ENE 67° | 1,684 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baker, 14 mi away.
- Common Chuckwalla3 obs
- Desert Horned Lizard2 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard1 obs
- Mojave Desert Tortoise1 obs
- California Barrel Cactus1 obs
- Little Gold Poppy1 obs
- little gilia1 obs
- Mojave Woodyaster1 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/763632933
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