McLean Spring
McLean Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of -34 m. Wildrose Peak stands 2,763 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Creek, a attraction 1.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 3 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 5 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 13 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 17 mi
124 named places within 25 miles
- Salt Springs: 6.7 mi
- Salt Springs: 6.9 mi
- Salt Springs: 6.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 7.1 mi
- Keane Wonder Springs: 7.2 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 7.4 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Chloride Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 11.5 mi
- Nevares Peak: 13.7 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 11.8 mi
- Mission Ruins: 14.3 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 14.8 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 16.0 mi
- Vehicle: 16.0 mi
- Chloride City: 10.4 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 11.9 mi
- Skidoo: 13.7 mi
- Leadfield: 16.8 mi
- Carrara: 21.8 mi
- Salt Creek: 1.7 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 6.3 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 7.0 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 13.3 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 17.7 mi
- The Last Supper: 22.6 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 22.6 mi
- Ghost Rider: 22.6 mi
- Sit Here!: 22.6 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 13.3 mi
- Borax Museum: 13.3 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 22.6 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 11.4 mi
- Telephone Arch: 13.0 mi
- Date Grove: 13.2 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McLean Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildrose Peak | S 188° | 2,763 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NNW 349° | 2,629.8 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Palmer | NNW 343° | 2,409 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bald Peak | S 191° | 2,367 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SW 217° | 2,288 m | 19.1 mi |
| White Top Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,284 m | 24.9 mi |
| Leaning Rock | WNW 292° | 2,237.8 m | 24.3 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | SW 220° | 2,050.1 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
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, 7 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).
- Iodinebush97 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard89 obs
- Zebra-tailed Lizard84 obs
- Saltgrass43 obs
- Caltha-leaf Phacelia32 obs
- Desert Holly29 obs
- Desert Sunflower25 obs
- American Pipit24 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/11273341693
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 11 mi
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