Rest Spring
Rest Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,027 m. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burro Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 22 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 24 mi
- Padre Point · 30 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burro Spring: 1.0 mi
- Quartz Spring: 2.4 mi
- Goldbelt Spring: 12.3 mi
- Spanish Spring: 13.5 mi
- Mesquite Spring: 13.8 mi
- White Top Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Leaning Rock: 3.1 mi
- Lost Burro Peak: 4.7 mi
- Tin Mountain: 7.7 mi
- The Grandstand: 8.6 mi
- Wizard Pool: 17.6 mi
- Volcano Pool: 17.6 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 17.9 mi
- Bat Pool: 17.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 17.9 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 5.2 mi
- Marble Bath: 16.9 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 20.4 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 20.5 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 24.5 mi
- Telephone Arch: 24.6 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 15.8 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 18.8 mi
- Bat Pole: 19.5 mi
- Leadfield: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rest Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | SW 229° | 2,793 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tin Mountain | N 358° | 2,721 m | 7.7 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NE 52° | 2,663.3 m | 21.2 mi |
| Dry Mountain | NW 319° | 2,645 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | ENE 59° | 2,629.8 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Palmer | ENE 63° | 2,409 m | 19.8 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | SW 222° | 2,332 m | 24.8 mi |
| Marble Peak | NNW 337° | 2,304 m | 18.7 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 | 06:38 | 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, 21 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).
- Western Joshua Tree9 obs
- Green Ephedra4 obs
- Panamint Rattlesnake1 obs
- American Badger1 obs
- California Buckwheat1 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear1 obs
- mule fat1 obs
- Shadscale Saltbush1 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/1450157994
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