Jackass Spring
Jackass Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,102 m. New York Butte stands 3,248 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Quail Springs, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 13 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 13 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 13 mi
- Turnout · 17 mi
112 named places within 25 miles
- Quail Springs: 1.0 mi
- Quail Springs: 1.1 mi
- Quail Springs: 1.2 mi
- Quail Springs: 1.2 mi
- Lee Pump: 1.5 mi
- Hunter Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Harris Hill: 5.7 mi
- Maltese Peak: 9.2 mi
- The Grandstand: 10.7 mi
- Ubehebe Peak: 10.9 mi
- Viking/Talc Queen Camp: 17.0 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 18.7 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 19.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 19.7 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 20.0 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 15.1 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 15.3 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 21.2 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 22.3 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 23.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 15.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 15.3 mi
- Darwin: 19.4 mi
- Keeler: 20.1 mi
- Swansea: 21.4 mi
- Children's Tub: 23.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 23.0 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 23.0 mi
- Bat Pool: 23.0 mi
- Wizard Pool: 23.1 mi
- Egg: 19.6 mi
- Not A Through Street: 19.6 mi
- Madonna: 19.6 mi
- Bat Pole: 22.9 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 13.0 mi
- Telephone Arch: 18.4 mi
- Darwin Falls: 15.3 mi
- Darwin community garden: 19.3 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackass Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Butte | WNW 288° | 3,248 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Peak | W 269° | 2,793 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tin Mountain | N 8° | 2,721 m | 24.0 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | WSW 240° | 2,357 m | 14.2 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | W 260° | 2,332 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SE 124° | 2,288 m | 19.6 mi |
| White Top Mountain | NNE 20° | 2,284 m | 17.4 mi |
| Long John Point | WNW 282° | 2,270.1 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 21 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).
- singleleaf pinyon6 obs
- Western Joshua Tree4 obs
- Plains Pricklypear4 obs
- Mule Deer3 obs
- Coyote Tobacco3 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow2 obs
- Western Fence Lizard2 obs
- Arroyo Willow2 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/1142607479
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 25 mi
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