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Parsons Spring

Parsons Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Parsons Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,254 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Benko Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.89894, -117.43499

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 23
Historic sites: 20
  • Reilly Site: 8.3 mi
  • Kopper Cabin: 10.6 mi
  • Panamint City: 12.6 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 17.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 18.1 mi
Parks: 9
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Trona Pinnacles: 19.8 mi
  • plane: 21.1 mi
  • plane: 21.1 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 21.6 mi
  • Chinook helicopter: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel PeakNE 56°2,936.4 m24.2 mi
Porter PeakENE 64°2,774 m23.6 mi
Porter PeakENE 64°2,756 m23.6 mi
Maturango PeakNNW 348°2,670 m15.7 mi
Parkinson PeakNNW 348°2,662 m14.3 mi
Parrot PointNNW 348°2,540 m13.0 mi
Silver PeakNW 319°2,287 m23.0 mi
Slims PeakENE 64°2,154 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3220:10
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5716:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 10 mi away.

  • Lacy phacelia4 obs
  • Desert Mariposa Lily4 obs
  • Dorr's Sage4 obs
  • Mojave cottonthorn4 obs
  • California Buckwheat3 obs
  • Downy Forestiera3 obs
  • Creosote Bush3 obs
  • Paperbag Bush3 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/11300363116

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