Hatchet Spring
Hatchet Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,424 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Quail Spring: 0.4 mi
- Anvil Spring: 0.6 mi
- Greater View Spring: 0.8 mi
- Jubilee Spring: 1.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 2.2 mi
- Manly Peak: 1.5 mi
- Striped Butte: 2.0 mi
- Needle Peak: 4.6 mi
- Slims Peak: 6.7 mi
- Porter Peak: 8.8 mi
- Mengel Cabin: 0.8 mi
- Russel Cabin: 0.9 mi
- Myers Ranch: 4.5 mi
- Barker Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Ballarat: 11.1 mi
- Panamint City: 13.3 mi
- Valley Wells: 14.9 mi
- Baker Ranch: 15.0 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 19.5 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 19.6 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 19.7 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hatchet Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | N 1° | 3,369 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rogers Peak | N 1° | 3,045 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 0° | 3,027 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 5° | 2,936.4 m | 11.9 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNE 14° | 2,774 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 2° | 2,763 m | 24.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | NNE 14° | 2,756 m | 8.8 mi |
| Parrot Point | WNW 297° | 2,540 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
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 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 20 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).
- White-crowned Sparrow8 obs
- Frémont's Phacelia8 obs
- Donkey7 obs
- Chukar5 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard5 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear5 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus5 obs
- Desert Trumpet4 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/626077010
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