Monarch Spring
Monarch Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 915 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Keane Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
Historical on top maps. Unknown if a source in modern times, although canyon is often wet in spring.
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 11 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 22 mi
127 named places within 25 miles
- Keane Spring: 1.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 2.9 mi
- Keane Wonder Springs: 3.2 mi
- Daylight Spring: 4.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 6.8 mi
- Chloride Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 4.6 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 5.7 mi
- Thimble Peak: 9.1 mi
- Sharp Peak: 11.4 mi
- Chloride City: 2.4 mi
- Leadfield: 11.5 mi
- Bullfrog: 12.6 mi
- Carrara: 12.9 mi
- Gold Center: 13.3 mi
- Salt Creek: 9.8 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 11.5 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 13.4 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 14.7 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 18.7 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 13.2 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 13.3 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 13.6 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 16.9 mi
- Mission Ruins: 19.2 mi
- The Last Supper: 13.0 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 13.0 mi
- Ghost Rider: 13.0 mi
- Sit Here!: 13.0 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 13.0 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 15.5 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 18.5 mi
- Borax Museum: 18.5 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 15.6 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 15.7 mi
- Date Grove: 18.4 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 21.1 mi
- Telephone Arch: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monarch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Peak | NW 323° | 2,663.3 m | 21.0 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NW 326° | 2,629.8 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Palmer | NW 318° | 2,409 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | SW 217° | 2,050.1 m | 19.2 mi |
| Schwaub Peak | SE 139° | 1,959 m | 22.7 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NW 314° | 1,936 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bare Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,925.4 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bare Mountain Peak | NE 50° | 1,838 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 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, 15 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).
- Cottontop Cactus23 obs
- Golden Suncup11 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear9 obs
- winding mariposa lily9 obs
- Mojave Woodyaster9 obs
- Schott's Pygmycedar9 obs
- Thickleaf Groundcherry9 obs
- Brittlebush8 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/9002672076
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 21 mi
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