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Little Dodd Spring

Little Dodd Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Little Dodd Spring is a spring in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,287 m. Keynot Peak stands 3,382 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Dodd Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1287 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.57984, -117.56854

109 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 42
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 14
Hot springs: 6
  • Children's Tub: 19.3 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 19.3 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 19.3 mi
  • Bat Pool: 19.3 mi
  • Wizard Pool: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Telephone Arch: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keynot PeakWNW 292°3,382 m23.5 mi
New York ButteWNW 283°3,248 m20.7 mi
Cerro Gordo PeakWSW 257°2,793 m12.4 mi
Tin MountainNNE 16°2,721 m22.1 mi
Dry MountainN 356°2,645 m22.8 mi
Malpais MesaSW 224°2,357 m13.6 mi
Conglomerate MesaWSW 245°2,332 m11.3 mi
Pinto PeakSE 125°2,288 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:02
June solstice05:3319:3420:13
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5915:5916:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 24 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).

  • Desert Paintbrush8 obs
  • desert milkweed4 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear3 obs
  • desert dandelion3 obs
  • Frémont's Phacelia3 obs
  • Parry's lip fern3 obs
  • Common Chuckwalla2 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/8495729698

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