Snooky Spring
Snooky Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,176 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Margaret Ann Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 27 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 28 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 28 mi
- Turnout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Margaret Ann Spring: 1.7 mi
- Cabin Spring: 2.3 mi
- Ruby Spring: 2.7 mi
- Coyote Spring: 2.8 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.8 mi
- Argus Peak: 7.4 mi
- Parrot Point: 9.2 mi
- Parkinson Peak: 10.5 mi
- Maturango Peak: 11.9 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 12.1 mi
- Reilly Site: 4.7 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 6.5 mi
- Panamint City: 9.6 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 15.5 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 15.5 mi
- Valley Wells: 10.4 mi
- Ballarat: 13.0 mi
- Coso: 19.5 mi
- Panamint City: 21.6 mi
- Darwin: 23.3 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 18.1 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 18.1 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 23.7 mi
- plane: 24.7 mi
- plane: 24.8 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 24.2 mi
- China Lake Museum: 24.2 mi
- Madonna: 23.2 mi
- Egg: 23.3 mi
- Not A Through Street: 23.3 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 14.1 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 14.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snooky Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | NE 52° | 3,369 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | ENE 64° | 2,936.4 m | 21.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | ENE 73° | 2,774 m | 21.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | ENE 73° | 2,756 m | 21.7 mi |
| Maturango Peak | NNW 341° | 2,670 m | 11.9 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 341° | 2,662 m | 10.5 mi |
| Parrot Point | NNW 341° | 2,540 m | 9.2 mi |
| Coso Peak | NW 317° | 2,483 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 14 mi away.
- Western Banded Gecko1 obs
- Desert Night Lizard1 obs
- California Buckwheat1 obs
- Coastal Rosy Boa1 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/12714892490
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