North Ruth Spring
North Ruth Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,165 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Skull Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Skull Spring: 0.3 mi
- Benko Spring: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 1.2 mi
- Parsons Spring: 1.3 mi
- North Fork Spring: 1.5 mi
- Argus Peak: 2.6 mi
- Point of Rocks: 7.5 mi
- Parrot Point: 14.2 mi
- Volcano Butte: 14.3 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 14.8 mi
- Reilly Site: 9.0 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Panamint City: 12.9 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 16.6 mi
- Barker Ranch: 18.7 mi
- Petroglyphs on Flagstone: 22.5 mi
- Dummy or Decoy Hunter: 22.5 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 22.5 mi
- Rock Circles: 22.5 mi
- Petroglyph Panels: 22.5 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 9.1 mi
- Leroy Jackson Park: 22.2 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 22.3 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 22.5 mi
- Pearson Park: 22.5 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 8.9 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 20.1 mi
- China Lake Museum: 20.1 mi
- China Lake Museum: 22.3 mi
- Maturango Museum: 22.4 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 18.6 mi
- plane: 20.7 mi
- plane: 20.8 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 21.3 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 22.9 mi
- Valley Wells: 6.3 mi
- Ballarat: 15.8 mi
- Coso: 23.9 mi
- Panamint City: 24.4 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 9.1 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Ruth Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel Peak | NE 52° | 2,936.4 m | 24.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | ENE 61° | 2,774 m | 23.4 mi |
| Porter Peak | ENE 61° | 2,756 m | 23.4 mi |
| Maturango Peak | NNW 346° | 2,670 m | 16.9 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 346° | 2,662 m | 15.5 mi |
| Parrot Point | NNW 346° | 2,540 m | 14.2 mi |
| Silver Peak | NW 319° | 2,287 m | 24.2 mi |
| Slims Peak | ENE 60° | 2,154 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 9 mi away.
- Desert Mariposa Lily8 obs
- Blackbrush7 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear6 obs
- evening snow5 obs
- Dorr's Sage5 obs
- Black-throated Sparrow4 obs
- California Buckwheat4 obs
- California Towhee4 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/11300363118
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