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Triangle Spring

Triangle Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Triangle Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesquite Dunes, a attraction 5.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72728, -117.13587

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Historic sites: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 20.4 mi
  • The Last Supper: 20.5 mi
  • Sit Here!: 20.5 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 20.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Date Grove: 23.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 24.3 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tin MountainWNW 302°2,721 m20.9 mi
Grapevine PeakN 357°2,663.3 m16.5 mi
Wahguyhe PeakN 7°2,629.8 m14.8 mi
Mount PalmerN 1°2,409 m12.4 mi
Pinto PeakSSW 192°2,288 m24.2 mi
White Top MountainWNW 283°2,284 m15.8 mi
Leaning RockW 272°2,237.8 m16.2 mi
Hunter MountainSW 236°2,234 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3119:3320:11
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5815:5616:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 9 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 Holly7 obs
  • Zebra-tailed Lizard3 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear3 obs
  • Devil's Spineflower3 obs
  • Desert Sunflower3 obs
  • Caltha-leaf Phacelia3 obs
  • Western Banded Gecko2 obs
  • desert fivespot2 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/1145598797

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