Lostman Spring
Lostman Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 947 m. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Corkscrew Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 12 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 28 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Willow Spring: 4.1 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 4.5 mi
- Klare Spring: 5.1 mi
- Daylight Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cave Rock Spring: 6.1 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 1.8 mi
- Thimble Peak: 2.0 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 5.2 mi
- Sharp Peak: 9.9 mi
- Mount Palmer: 10.2 mi
- Leadfield: 4.6 mi
- Chloride City: 9.8 mi
- Bullfrog: 13.2 mi
- Rhyolite: 13.9 mi
- Gold Center: 15.8 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 9.9 mi
- Salt Creek: 13.4 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 13.8 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 13.8 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 24.4 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 13.5 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 24.2 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 24.4 mi
- Borax Museum: 24.4 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 13.5 mi
- The Last Supper: 13.5 mi
- Sit Here!: 13.5 mi
- Ghost Rider: 13.5 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 13.7 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 13.7 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 13.9 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 22.7 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 17.3 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 17.4 mi
- Date Grove: 24.2 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 22.5 mi
- Telephone Arch: 22.8 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lostman Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,721 m | 24.5 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NNW 332° | 2,663.3 m | 14.1 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NNW 339° | 2,629.8 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Palmer | NNW 327° | 2,409 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Top Mountain | W 269° | 2,284 m | 21.1 mi |
| Leaning Rock | W 261° | 2,237.8 m | 22.2 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | SSW 196° | 2,050.1 m | 20.4 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NNW 346° | 1,936 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 14 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).
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus3 obs
- Panamint Rattlesnake2 obs
- Desert Iguana2 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
- Shadscale Saltbush2 obs
- Heermann's buckwheat2 obs
- Desert Paintbrush2 obs
- Bighorn Sheep1 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/7391474354
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 23 mi
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