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Jubilee Spring

Jubilee Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Jubilee Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,250 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Russel Cabin, a historic site 0.6 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.90943, -117.07952

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 21
Historic sites: 14
  • Russel Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Mengel Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Myers Ranch: 3.3 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 3.5 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Baker Ranch: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 19.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakN 358°3,369 m18.0 mi
Rogers PeakN 359°3,045 m21.3 mi
Bennett PeakN 358°3,027 m20.6 mi
Sentinel PeakN 0°2,936.4 m12.9 mi
Porter PeakN 8°2,774 m9.8 mi
Porter PeakN 8°2,756 m9.8 mi
Slims PeakNNW 339°2,154 m8.0 mi
Manly PeakW 281°2,133 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5916:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

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
  • Donkey6 obs
  • Chukar5 obs
  • Silver Cholla4 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear4 obs
  • Cream Grasshopper4 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus4 obs
  • Bell's Sparrow4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/626077007

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