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Tub Spring

Tub Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Tub Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,818 m. Round Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Domingo Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.19840, -117.66266

115 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 49
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 16
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 6.7 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 6.7 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 6.7 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 6.8 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 6.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 269°3,015 m22.9 mi
Cerro Gordo PeakNNW 344°2,793 m24.4 mi
Maturango PeakESE 120°2,670 m10.8 mi
Parkinson PeakSE 124°2,662 m11.9 mi
Parrot PointSE 128°2,540 m12.9 mi
Coso PeakW 276°2,483 m2.9 mi
Malpais MesaNNW 345°2,357 m17.2 mi
Pinon PeakW 269°2,336 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3419:3420:12
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5916:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 17 mi away.

  • Sidewinder1 obs
  • Mojave Desert Tortoise1 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/9233723608

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