Travertine Springs
Travertine Springs is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cathedral, a peak 1.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 2 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 18 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 20 mi
105 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Springs: 1.2 mi
- Nevares Springs: 4.8 mi
- Salt Springs: 7.0 mi
- Salt Springs: 7.2 mi
- Salt Springs: 7.2 mi
- Red Cathedral: 1.1 mi
- Manly Beacon: 1.3 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 2.2 mi
- Mars Hill: 4.5 mi
- Nevares Peak: 4.8 mi
- Mission Ruins: 1.4 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 3.7 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 16.0 mi
- Tank: 17.8 mi
- Vehicle: 19.8 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 2.5 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 4.1 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Salt Creek: 13.9 mi
- Badwater Basin: 15.1 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 3.6 mi
- Leeland: 16.6 mi
- Skidoo: 17.8 mi
- Chloride City: 18.5 mi
- Greenwater: 21.7 mi
- Borax Museum: 2.4 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 2.4 mi
- Date Grove: 2.5 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 22.1 mi
- Dry fall: 11.4 mi
- Dry fall: 11.4 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Travertine Point: 10.3 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 17.4 mi
- Telephone Arch: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Travertine Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SW 218° | 3,369 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SW 223° | 3,045 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SW 222° | 3,027 m | 22.0 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SW 231° | 2,763 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 237° | 2,367 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pinto Peak | W 260° | 2,288 m | 22.6 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,050.1 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 106° | 2,043.1 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 3 mi away.
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).
- Desert Holly326 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard110 obs
- Caltha-leaf Phacelia105 obs
- gravel ghost79 obs
- Desert Sunflower78 obs
- Notch-leaf Scorpionweed72 obs
- Honeysweet68 obs
- Turtleback65 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/8886377289
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 15 mi
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