Little Sand Spring
Little Sand Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 919 m. Harvey Peak stands 2,831 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sand Spring: 1.3 mi
- Last Chance Spring: 10.0 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 12.2 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 12.2 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 12.3 mi
- Eureka Dunes: 9.2 mi
- Marble Peak: 10.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Last Chance Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Ubehebe Crater: 12.3 mi
- Gold Point: 15.8 mi
- Hardluck: 16.8 mi
- Lida: 19.8 mi
- Palmetto: 20.6 mi
- Bonnie Claire: 23.3 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 8.6 mi
- Stewart's Mill: 17.7 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 12.6 mi
- Lime Point: 17.8 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 14.6 mi
- Marble Bath: 15.0 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Little Sand Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Peak | N 353° | 2,831 m | 23.2 mi |
| Magruder Mountain | N 359° | 2,754 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tin Mountain | SSE 167° | 2,721 m | 20.3 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | N 355° | 2,710 m | 20.0 mi |
| Dry Mountain | S 190° | 2,645 m | 18.6 mi |
| Last Chance Mountain | NW 310° | 2,572 m | 11.5 mi |
| Harlans Peak | NNW 346° | 2,539 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gold Mountain | ENE 67° | 2,484 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 dandelion5 obs
- Saltgrass4 obs
- Death Valley Blue-eyed Grass4 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear3 obs
- Alkali Weed3 obs
- Browneyes3 obs
- desert pepperweed3 obs
- Western Whiptail2 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/1169201088
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