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Piute Spring

Piute Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Piute Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 930 m. New York Two Mountain stands 2,296 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Petroglyphs, a attraction 0.3 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11252, -114.99691

132 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
  • Vontrigger Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Quail Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quail Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Rats Nest Spring: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Billie Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Signal Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Homer Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Lanfair Buttes: 9.2 mi
  • Bobcat Hills: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Fort Piute: 0.7 mi
  • Piute Corral: 1.1 mi
  • Nevada Southern Railway: 10.9 mi
  • Mining Town Of Hart: 13.6 mi
  • Goffs Schoolhouse: 13.8 mi
Parks: 20
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Petroglyphs: 0.3 mi
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Bella's Garden: 21.6 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New York Two MountainWNW 300°2,296 m20.4 mi
New York MountainWNW 300°2,275 m20.6 mi
Drum PeakWNW 294°2,123 m20.0 mi
Table TopW 270°1,884 m20.9 mi
Pinto MountainWNW 283°1,873 m21.6 mi
Little Thorne MountainsW 266°1,780 m24.9 mi
Castle PeaksNNW 332°1,712 m20.0 mi
Twin ButtesW 267°1,704 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1918:52
June solstice05:2719:2119:58
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4515:5316:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.20.80.20.00.00.20.40.30.30.30.6

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

  • Buckhorn Cholla13 obs
  • Mojave Yucca11 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus8 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus6 obs
  • Brittlebush4 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear4 obs
  • Mojave Woodyaster4 obs
  • Creosote Bush4 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/3860096889

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