Sand Spring
Sand Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 961 m. Harvey Peak stands 2,831 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sand Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sand Spring: 1.3 mi
- Last Chance Spring: 8.8 mi
- Poison Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wild Rose Spring: 12.8 mi
- O'Hara Spring: 12.8 mi
- Eureka Dunes: 9.3 mi
- Last Chance Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Marble Peak: 11.4 mi
- Ubehebe Crater: 13.5 mi
- Gold Point: 15.5 mi
- Hardluck: 17.1 mi
- Lida: 18.9 mi
- Palmetto: 19.3 mi
- Bonnie Claire: 23.9 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 7.6 mi
- Stewart's Mill: 16.9 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 13.9 mi
- Lime Point: 17.6 mi
- Marble Bath: 15.8 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 15.9 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Peak | N 355° | 2,831 m | 22.1 mi |
| Magruder Mountain | N 1° | 2,754 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tin Mountain | SSE 166° | 2,721 m | 21.5 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | N 357° | 2,710 m | 18.9 mi |
| Dry Mountain | S 187° | 2,645 m | 19.5 mi |
| Last Chance Mountain | NW 308° | 2,572 m | 10.3 mi |
| Harlans Peak | NNW 347° | 2,539 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gold Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,484 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:56 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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).
- white bear poppy6 obs
- Fremont's pincushion5 obs
- desert dandelion4 obs
- Schott's calico4 obs
- Saltgrass4 obs
- Death Valley Blue-eyed Grass4 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear3 obs
- Alkali Weed3 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/1169201084
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