Kessler Spring
Kessler Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,485 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kessler Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 37 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 37.0 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cut Springs: 1.8 mi
- White Rock Spring: 2.5 mi
- Deer Spring: 4.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 7.8 mi
- Sacaton Spring: 8.1 mi
- Kessler Peak: 1.2 mi
- Teutonia Peak: 1.7 mi
- Cima Dome: 3.0 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 4.8 mi
- Striped Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 1.5 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 8.5 mi
- Mojave Road: 8.6 mi
- James Winkler: 17.4 mi
- Nipton Historical Plaque: 18.8 mi
- Cima: 4.6 mi
- Vanderbilt: 16.1 mi
- Ivanpah: 17.0 mi
- Kelso: 20.9 mi
- Providence: 22.1 mi
- Nipton: 18.8 mi
- Ivanpah Lake: 18.9 mi
- Lucy Grey Mine: 22.9 mi
- Desperado: 23.4 mi
- Aikens Arch: 12.8 mi
- Clark Mountain Natural Arch: 17.2 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 24.7 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 18.8 mi
- Kelso Depot: 20.9 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kessler Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | N 349° | 2,417 m | 16.0 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,296 m | 12.9 mi |
| New York Mountain | ESE 102° | 2,275 m | 12.8 mi |
| Edgar Peak | S 180° | 2,183 m | 23.7 mi |
| Fountain Peak | S 180° | 2,126 m | 24.4 mi |
| Drum Peak | ESE 111° | 2,123 m | 12.9 mi |
| Table Top | SE 144° | 1,884 m | 16.1 mi |
| Kessler Peak | NNE 13° | 1,879 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:55 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 25 mi away.
- Eastern Joshua tree165 obs
- Kingcup Cactus86 obs
- Buckhorn Cholla56 obs
- Pancake Pricklypear48 obs
- Banana Yucca41 obs
- Dorr's Sage32 obs
- Plains Pricklypear30 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear26 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/766901846
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