Quartz Spring
Quartz Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,569 m. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Spring, a spring 2.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 24 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 26 mi
- Padre Point · 29 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rest Spring: 2.4 mi
- Burro Spring: 2.5 mi
- Goldbelt Spring: 12.9 mi
- Spanish Spring: 13.4 mi
- Upper Warm Spring: 14.0 mi
- Lost Burro Peak: 3.4 mi
- White Top Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Leaning Rock: 4.8 mi
- The Grandstand: 7.2 mi
- Tin Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Wizard Pool: 15.2 mi
- Volcano Pool: 15.2 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 15.5 mi
- Bat Pool: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Pool: 15.6 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 3.0 mi
- Marble Bath: 15.3 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 22.7 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 22.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 23.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 23.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 23.6 mi
- Leadfield: 24.5 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 15.7 mi
- Bat Pole: 17.1 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 19.4 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartz Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | SW 224° | 2,793 m | 23.3 mi |
| Tin Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,721 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NE 56° | 2,663.3 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dry Mountain | NNW 327° | 2,645 m | 10.6 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | ENE 63° | 2,629.8 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Palmer | ENE 66° | 2,409 m | 21.8 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | SW 218° | 2,332 m | 23.5 mi |
| Marble Peak | NNW 344° | 2,304 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:34 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 23 mi away.
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).
- Sagebrush Sparrow5 obs
- Cottontop Cactus3 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear2 obs
- Parry's lip fern2 obs
- Black-throated Sparrow1 obs
- Panamint Rattlesnake1 obs
- White-tailed Antelope Squirrel1 obs
- Notch-leaf Scorpionweed1 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/9231619742
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