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Jayhawker Spring

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Elevation, modelled
1,247 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Telescope Peak3,369 m · 19.8 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Byway1.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:11local time
Coordinates
36.4358, -117.2220
Jayhawker Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Jayhawker Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 1,247 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Emigrant Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jayhawker Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSSE 158°3,369 m19.8 mi
Rogers PeakSSE 153°3,045 m16.9 mi
Bennett PeakSSE 155°3,027 m17.4 mi
Sentinel PeakSSE 161°2,936.4 m24.8 mi
Wildrose PeakSE 144°2,763 m13.6 mi
Bald PeakSE 142°2,367 m11.8 mi
Pinto PeakS 184°2,288 m3.6 mi
Leaning RockNNW 331°2,237.8 m23.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

119 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 58
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Parks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3219:3320:11
September equinox06:3818:1318:47
December solstice06:5815:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 12 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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