Indian Joe Spring
Indian Joe Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 829 m. Porter Peak stands 2,774 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Springs, a spring 0.5 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Springs: 0.5 mi
- Christmas Spring: 1.0 mi
- Bainter Spring: 1.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.2 mi
- Twing Springs: 1.5 mi
- Reilly Site: 12.1 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 15.1 mi
- Panamint City: 15.3 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 15.3 mi
- Barker Ranch: 17.4 mi
- Argus Peak: 3.0 mi
- Point of Rocks: 3.8 mi
- Fish Head Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Lone Butte: 16.1 mi
- Manly Peak: 16.7 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 20.8 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 20.8 mi
- Rock Circles: 20.8 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 20.8 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 20.8 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 5.4 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 20.3 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 20.5 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 20.8 mi
- Pearson Park: 21.1 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 18.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 18.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 20.6 mi
- Maturango Museum: 20.7 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 15.0 mi
- plane: 19.1 mi
- plane: 19.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 19.7 mi
- Baker Ranch: 22.3 mi
- Valley Wells: 3.8 mi
- Ballarat: 17.8 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 5.4 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Joe Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | NE 52° | 2,774 m | 24.3 mi |
| Porter Peak | NE 52° | 2,756 m | 24.3 mi |
| Maturango Peak | NNW 345° | 2,670 m | 20.6 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 345° | 2,662 m | 19.2 mi |
| Parrot Point | NNW 345° | 2,540 m | 17.9 mi |
| Slims Peak | NE 50° | 2,154 m | 19.6 mi |
| Manly Peak | ENE 70° | 2,133 m | 16.7 mi |
| Louisiana Butte | NW 320° | 2,069 m | 19.3 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 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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, 5 mi away.
- Beavertail Pricklypear19 obs
- shy monkeyflower16 obs
- Cottontop Cactus15 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard11 obs
- Sacred Datura11 obs
- apricot globemallow8 obs
- coyote melon8 obs
- Mojave Woodyaster8 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/11300363144
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