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Sheephead Spring

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Elevation, modelled
969 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Funeral Peak1,945.8 m · 18.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:06local time
Coordinates
35.8998, -116.4066
Sheephead Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Sheephead Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled 969 m. Funeral Peak stands 1,946 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheephead Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Funeral PeakNW 319°1,945.8 m18.6 mi
Nopah PeakENE 66°1,943 m19.8 mi
Smith MountainWNW 297°1,744 m17.8 mi
Smith MountainWNW 296°1,641 m15.4 mi
Brown PeakN 5°1,505 m15.0 mi
Epaulet PeakNW 308°1,455 m8.3 mi
Epaulet PeakNW 308°1,452.7 m8.3 mi
Ibex PeakSSW 201°1,447 m1.6 mi

80 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
Peaks: 26
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months at or above the year’s average flow: year-round — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Borehole Spg Channel NR Tecopa Hot Spgs, CA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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