- Elevation, modelled
- 2,438 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Telescope Peak3,369 m · 1.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Death Valley Scenic Byway15.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:10local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1918, -117.0978
Jail Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 2,438 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jail Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SSE 163° | 3,369 m | 1.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | NNE 20° | 3,045 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bennett Peak | NNE 17° | 3,027 m | 1.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 170° | 2,936.4 m | 6.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 167° | 2,774 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 10° | 2,763 m | 5.9 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 167° | 2,756 m | 10.1 mi |
| Maturango Peak | WSW 258° | 2,670 m | 22.7 mi |
- 15.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 16 mi
- Turnout · 16 mi
- Turnout · 17 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Birch Spring: 0.3 mi
- Eagle Spring: 0.9 mi
- Tuber Spring: 1.6 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 2.1 mi
- Hanaupah Spring: 3.8 mi
- Bennett Peak: 1.1 mi
- Telescope Peak: 1.6 mi
- Rogers Peak: 1.9 mi
- Wildrose Peak: 5.9 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 6.7 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 7.0 mi
- 77: 7.0 mi
- Tank: 9.8 mi
- Stone Corral: 10.9 mi
- Clair Camp: 11.2 mi
- Panamint City: 5.1 mi
- Ballarat: 12.2 mi
- Skidoo: 17.1 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 23.5 mi
- Badwater Basin: 18.6 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 19.2 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 22.2 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 22.4 mi
- Borax Museum: 22.4 mi
- Telephone Arch: 20.8 mi
- Date Grove: 22.4 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 23 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).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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