Marl Spring
Marl Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,184 m. Clark Mountain stands 2,417 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 36 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 35.6 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Spring: 1.3 mi
- Deer Spring: 8.3 mi
- White Rock Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cut Springs: 9.2 mi
- Cane Spring: 9.7 mi
- Marl Mountains: 1.5 mi
- Kelso Peak: 6.2 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 6.3 mi
- Cima Dome: 9.0 mi
- Button Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Mojave Road: 7.9 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 8.3 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 11.5 mi
- James Winkler: 13.2 mi
- Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 17.4 mi
- Cima: 9.7 mi
- Kelso: 10.8 mi
- Providence: 15.4 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 17.5 mi
- Chet Hoffman Park: 24.5 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Aikens Arch: 7.4 mi
- Kelso Depot: 10.9 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 14.2 mi
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marl Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Mountain | N 8° | 2,417 m | 24.9 mi |
| New York Two Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,296 m | 20.0 mi |
| New York Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,275 m | 20.0 mi |
| Edgar Peak | SSE 157° | 2,183 m | 16.1 mi |
| Fountain Peak | SSE 158° | 2,126 m | 16.7 mi |
| Drum Peak | ENE 77° | 2,123 m | 19.0 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 186° | 1,946 m | 24.8 mi |
| Table Top | ESE 104° | 1,884 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 17 mi away.
- Buckhorn Cholla8 obs
- Mojave Desert Tortoise7 obs
- Silver Cholla5 obs
- California Barrel Cactus5 obs
- Banana Yucca4 obs
- Branched Pencil Cholla4 obs
- Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus4 obs
- Mojave Yucca3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/763632934
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