- 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 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Peak | NW 319° | 1,945.8 m | 18.6 mi |
| Nopah Peak | ENE 66° | 1,943 m | 19.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,744 m | 17.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,641 m | 15.4 mi |
| Brown Peak | N 5° | 1,505 m | 15.0 mi |
| Epaulet Peak | NW 308° | 1,455 m | 8.3 mi |
| Epaulet Peak | NW 308° | 1,452.7 m | 8.3 mi |
| Ibex Peak | SSW 201° | 1,447 m | 1.6 mi |
80 named places within 25 miles
- Salsberry Spring: 2.3 mi
- Montgomery Spring: 4.1 mi
- Rhodes Spring: 7.0 mi
- Ibex Spring: 8.8 mi
- Shoshone Spring: 9.3 mi
- Sheephead Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ibex Peak: 1.6 mi
- Salsberry Peak: 4.3 mi
- Rhodes Hill: 5.5 mi
- Epaulet Peak: 8.3 mi
- Lost Cabin: 6.8 mi
- Confidence Mills Ruins: 9.7 mi
- Ashford Mill: 15.6 mi
- noonday camp - camp millsite: 18.0 mi
- Alexander Mill Site: 18.3 mi
- Death Valley National Park Signage: 6.8 mi
- Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 9.0 mi
- Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 10.0 mi
- China Ranch Date Farm: 13.7 mi
- Ibex Dunes: 14.3 mi
- Shoshone Park: 9.2 mi
- Tecopa Park & Campground: 9.9 mi
- Veteran's Hill Swingset: 18.0 mi
- Veteran's Hill Swingset: 18.0 mi
- Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 20.4 mi
- Shoshone Museum: 9.2 mi
- A Modest Musieum: 13.7 mi
- Tecopa Natural Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- The Palisades: 14.3 mi
- Salt Creek Riparian Area: 20.5 mi
- Greenwater: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months at or above the year’s average flow: year-round — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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).
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