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Tennessee Spring

Tennessee Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tennessee Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,837 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Maturango Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.10524, -117.51271

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 19
  • Kopper Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 6.8 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakE 79°3,369 m24.0 mi
Bennett PeakENE 73°3,027 m24.5 mi
Sentinel PeakE 91°2,936.4 m24.3 mi
Maturango PeakNE 42°2,670 m1.4 mi
Parkinson PeakE 100°2,662 m1.4 mi
Parrot PointSE 131°2,540 m2.3 mi
Coso PeakWNW 301°2,483 m13.1 mi
Pinon PeakWNW 293°2,336 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5816:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 25 mi away.

  • apricot globemallow1 obs
  • Gilbert's Skink1 obs
  • Panamint Phacelia1 obs
  • Death Valley monkeyflower1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9344341775

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