Mexican Spring
Mexican Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,778 m. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Gordo Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 23 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 23 mi
- Padre Point · 23 mi
165 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Gordo Peak: 4.5 mi
- New York Butte: 6.9 mi
- Conglomerate Mesa: 7.2 mi
- Long John Point: 7.3 mi
- Haystack: 9.1 mi
- Cerro Gordo Spring: 0.7 mi
- Goat Springs: 8.2 mi
- Cove Spring: 9.7 mi
- French Spring: 10.8 mi
- Bed Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 4.3 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 7.2 mi
- Boulder Creek: 10.0 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 13.3 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 15.8 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 6.4 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 7.7 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 8.8 mi
- Headframe: 8.8 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 19.8 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 20.1 mi
- Barracks Garden: 20.1 mi
- Barracks Garden: 20.1 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 20.3 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 6.9 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 15.4 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 15.4 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 15.9 mi
- Palette Arch: 16.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 15.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 15.0 mi
- Bat Pool: 15.0 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 15.0 mi
- Wizard Pool: 15.5 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 4.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 4.3 mi
- Swansea: 6.3 mi
- Keeler: 7.8 mi
- San Carlos: 21.9 mi
- Chocolate Block: 15.8 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 15.8 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 15.8 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 15.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 16.4 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Spainhower Park: 13.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 20.5 mi
- Independence Park: 24.8 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 12.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 13.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 20.0 mi
- Bat Pole: 13.2 mi
- Miss Alabama: 14.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 20.4 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 21.5 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mexican Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langley | WSW 258° | 4,277 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount LeConte | W 261° | 4,245.9 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Irvine | W 264° | 4,222 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Mallory | W 263° | 4,221.5 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Corcoran | W 261° | 4,194 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Carillon | W 270° | 4,135.4 m | 24.9 mi |
| The Cleaver | W 271° | 4,076.6 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | W 264° | 3,941 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:35 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 25 mi away.
- limber pine3 obs
- Shadscale Saltbush2 obs
- fernbush2 obs
- sulfur buckwheat2 obs
- Inyo Mountains Salamander1 obs
- Panamint Rattlesnake1 obs
- Sidewinder1 obs
- Western Fence Lizard1 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/9231596822
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