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Pothole Spring

Pothole Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Pothole Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 877 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Nadeau Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.86784, -117.38433

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Historic sites: 20
  • Reilly Site: 9.7 mi
  • Panamint City: 12.8 mi
  • Kopper Cabin: 12.8 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 14.4 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 16.6 mi
Peaks: 19
Parks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Trona Pinnacles: 17.3 mi
  • plane: 21.3 mi
  • plane: 21.4 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 21.9 mi
  • Baker Ranch: 22.6 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel PeakNE 47°2,936.4 m23.3 mi
Porter PeakNE 55°2,774 m22.2 mi
Porter PeakNE 56°2,756 m22.3 mi
Maturango PeakNNW 340°2,670 m18.5 mi
Parkinson PeakNNW 340°2,662 m17.1 mi
Parrot PointNNW 340°2,540 m15.8 mi
Slims PeakNE 54°2,154 m17.5 mi
Manly PeakENE 78°2,133 m15.3 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 solstice06:5716:0016:40

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, 7 mi away.

  • Beavertail Pricklypear13 obs
  • shy monkeyflower11 obs
  • Sacred Datura9 obs
  • white fiesta flower8 obs
  • Cottontop Cactus8 obs
  • apricot globemallow7 obs
  • coyote melon7 obs
  • evening snow6 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/11300363133

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