Last Chance Spring
Last Chance Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,718 m. Harvey Peak stands 2,831 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Last Chance Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 4.3 mi
- Owl Spring: 5.2 mi
- Uncle Sam Spring: 5.7 mi
- Poison Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cucumonga Spring: 6.3 mi
- Last Chance Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Magruder Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Eureka Dunes: 12.7 mi
- Palmetto Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Palmetto: 11.5 mi
- Lida: 15.3 mi
- Gold Point: 17.2 mi
- White Mountain City: 20.5 mi
- Hardluck: 22.3 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 4.9 mi
- Stewart's Mill: 14.6 mi
- Lime Point: 19.5 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 22.3 mi
- Marble Bath: 21.5 mi
- Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 23.6 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Last Chance Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Peak | NNE 14° | 2,831 m | 16.1 mi |
| Magruder Mountain | NE 35° | 2,754 m | 11.1 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | NNE 22° | 2,710 m | 13.5 mi |
| Last Chance Mountain | W 271° | 2,572 m | 2.0 mi |
| Harlans Peak | N 3° | 2,539 m | 16.4 mi |
| Gold Mountain | E 95° | 2,484 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Nunn | W 271° | 2,384 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cowhorn | WSW 242° | 2,378 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 29 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).
- Indian springparsley11 obs
- Nevada grounddaisy11 obs
- Utah Juniper10 obs
- Kingcup Cactus10 obs
- singleleaf pinyon8 obs
- Torrey's milkvetch5 obs
- Panamint Rock Goldenrod5 obs
- sulfur buckwheat5 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/1141691609
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