Mesquite Spring
Mesquite Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 550 m. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Surprise Springs, a spring 2.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 28 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Surprise Springs: 2.9 mi
- Surprise Springs: 2.9 mi
- Surprise Springs: 2.9 mi
- Surprise Springs: 2.9 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 3.8 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 5.4 mi
- Ubehebe Crater: 5.5 mi
- Tin Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Grapevine Peak: 12.1 mi
- Marble Peak: 12.5 mi
- Wizard Pool: 24.3 mi
- Volcano Pool: 24.4 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 24.9 mi
- Bat Pool: 24.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 24.9 mi
- Leadfield: 18.9 mi
- Hardluck: 21.7 mi
- Bonnie Claire: 22.7 mi
- Marble Bath: 14.8 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 17.1 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 4.9 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 5.4 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 11.9 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesquite Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | SW 222° | 2,721 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | E 90° | 2,663.3 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dry Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,645 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | E 97° | 2,629.8 m | 14.6 mi |
| Gold Mountain | N 10° | 2,484 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Palmer | ESE 107° | 2,409 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hanging Mesa | NNE 11° | 2,312 m | 22.0 mi |
| Marble Peak | WNW 290° | 2,304 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:34 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:57 | 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, 28 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).
- Silver Cholla21 obs
- Cottontop Cactus21 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear19 obs
- Burrobush12 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard11 obs
- Desert Trumpet10 obs
- Creosote Bush9 obs
- desert rock nettle9 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/1141691640
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