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Little Spring

Little Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Little Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,009 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fivemile Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91519, -117.01903

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 14
  • Mengel Cabin: 3.8 mi
  • Russel Cabin: 3.9 mi
  • Myers Ranch: 5.2 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 5.5 mi
  • Warm Spring Camp: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Baker Ranch: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 22.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakNNW 347°3,369 m18.0 mi
Rogers PeakN 350°3,045 m21.3 mi
Bennett PeakNNW 349°3,027 m20.6 mi
Sentinel PeakNNW 345°2,936.4 m13.0 mi
Porter PeakNNW 347°2,774 m9.5 mi
Porter PeakNNW 348°2,756 m9.5 mi
Slims PeakNW 318°2,154 m9.4 mi
Manly PeakW 270°2,133 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5515:5916:38

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, 23 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).

  • Frémont's Phacelia2 obs
  • Browneyes2 obs
  • Donkey2 obs
  • Painted Lady1 obs
  • Chia1 obs
  • desert milkweed1 obs
  • desert dandelion1 obs
  • showy gilia1 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/626077047

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