Scottys Spring
Scottys Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 603 m. Porter Peak stands 2,774 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Timpapah Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
75 named places within 25 miles
- Timpapah Spring: 0.6 mi
- Virgin Spring: 3.7 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rhodes Spring: 7.4 mi
- Montgomery Spring: 11.3 mi
- Desert Hound Peak: 1.6 mi
- Ashford Peak: 1.6 mi
- Smith Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Smith Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cinder Hill: 5.4 mi
- Death Valley National Park Signage: 17.3 mi
- Badwater Basin: 19.1 mi
- Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 20.9 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 24.3 mi
- Ashford Mill: 4.1 mi
- Confidence Mills Ruins: 10.3 mi
- Lost Cabin: 15.7 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 15.9 mi
- Mengel Cabin: 24.8 mi
- Shoshone Park: 21.1 mi
- Tecopa Park & Campground: 24.2 mi
- Dry fall: 22.7 mi
- Dry fall: 22.7 mi
- Greenwater: 14.5 mi
- Shoshone Museum: 21.2 mi
- Tecopa Natural Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scottys Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | WNW 283° | 2,774 m | 23.4 mi |
| Porter Peak | WNW 283° | 2,756 m | 23.4 mi |
| Funeral Peak | N 8° | 1,945.8 m | 9.2 mi |
| Needle Peak | WSW 255° | 1,749 m | 22.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NW 324° | 1,744 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Perry | NNW 348° | 1,742 m | 21.3 mi |
| Dante's View | NNW 346° | 1,739 m | 18.1 mi |
| Coffin Peak | N 349° | 1,675 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:57 | 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).
- Brittlebush4 obs
- Desert Plantain4 obs
- Emory's rockdaisy4 obs
- coyote melon3 obs
- littleseed muhly3 obs
- Thickleaf Groundcherry3 obs
- gravel ghost2 obs
- golden desert-snapdragon2 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/11380837095
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