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Ruby Spring

Ruby Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Ruby Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,430 m. Sentinel Peak stands 2,936 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobcat Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91871, -117.42895

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 25
Historic sites: 21
  • Reilly Site: 6.9 mi
  • Kopper Cabin: 9.2 mi
  • Panamint City: 11.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.3 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 18
Parks: 8
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Chinook helicopter: 20.5 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 20.6 mi
  • Trona Pinnacles: 21.1 mi
  • plane: 22.4 mi
  • plane: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sentinel PeakENE 58°2,936.4 m23.2 mi
Porter PeakENE 66°2,774 m22.7 mi
Porter PeakENE 66°2,756 m22.7 mi
Maturango PeakNNW 345°2,670 m14.4 mi
Parkinson PeakNNW 346°2,662 m13.1 mi
Parrot PointNNW 346°2,540 m11.7 mi
Silver PeakNW 316°2,287 m22.2 mi
Slims PeakENE 68°2,154 m18.0 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, 11 mi away.

  • Lacy phacelia3 obs
  • Hopsage2 obs
  • coyote melon2 obs
  • showy gilia2 obs
  • Mourning Dove1 obs
  • Lazuli Bunting1 obs
  • Western Leaf-nosed Snake1 obs
  • Bobcat1 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/11300352882

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