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Mud Hole Spring

Mud Hole Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Mud Hole Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,673 m. Maturango Peak stands 2,670 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is She Cat Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15255, -117.60651

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 16
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 3.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.0 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.0 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 4.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 4.0 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Hole Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maturango PeakESE 110°2,670 m6.6 mi
Parkinson PeakESE 118°2,662 m7.5 mi
Parrot PointSE 125°2,540 m8.5 mi
Coso PeakWNW 300°2,483 m6.9 mi
Malpais MesaNNW 339°2,357 m21.1 mi
Pinon PeakWNW 287°2,336 m10.5 mi
Silver PeakW 267°2,287 m5.6 mi
Silver MountainWNW 295°2,270 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3419:3320:12
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5816:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 19 mi away.

  • Western Joshua Tree1 obs
  • Donkey1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12717147489

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