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Palm Spring

Palm Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Palm Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Waucoba Mountain stands 3,392 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcano Pool, a hot spring less than a tenth of a mile away. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

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Coordinates36.81302, -117.76599
Around it

142 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 38
Peaks: 28
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 11
  • Administration Circle Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
Natural arches: 7
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 20.5 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 23.8 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 23.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 24.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Volcano Pool: 0.0 mi
  • Wizard Pool: 0.0 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 0.6 mi
  • Bat Pool: 0.6 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 0.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Little Hebe Crater: 21.8 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 24.6 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 24.9 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 25.0 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 25.0 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Bat Pole: 2.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 22.4 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waucoba MountainNW 317°3,392 m19.7 mi
Keynot PeakSW 236°3,382 m13.1 mi
Mount InyoWSW 246°3,339 m13.3 mi
New York ButteSW 219°3,248 m14.7 mi
Wünüpü PeakNW 320°3,151 m21.6 mi
Mazourka PeakWNW 300°2,863 m22.7 mi
Cerro Gordo PeakS 183°2,793 m19.1 mi
Tin MountainENE 73°2,721 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3319:3620:14
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0115:5916:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 24 mi away.

In the park

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).

Wildlife nearby
  • Desert Holly11 obs
  • Desert Spiny Lizard11 obs
  • Donkey9 obs
  • alkali heliotrope7 obs
  • Creosote Bush7 obs
  • Schott's Pygmycedar7 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard6 obs
  • arrowweed6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1142607805

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