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Willow Spring

Willow Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Willow Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,464 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Daylight Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81255, -116.96703

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 4
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 9.4 mi
  • The Last Supper: 9.4 mi
  • Sit Here!: 9.4 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 13.2 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakNW 316°2,663.3 m14.6 mi
Wahguyhe PeakNW 319°2,629.8 m11.6 mi
Mount PalmerNW 305°2,409 m11.2 mi
White Top MountainW 265°2,284 m24.8 mi
Tucki MountainSSW 203°2,050.1 m23.4 mi
Thimble PeakW 270°1,936 m4.1 mi
Bare MountainE 83°1,925.4 m16.3 mi
Bare Mountain PeakENE 75°1,838 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3019:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5815:5516:36

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, 18 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 Spiny Lizard3 obs
  • Bighorn Sheep2 obs
  • miner's lettuce2 obs
  • Chia2 obs
  • California Buckwheat2 obs
  • Wedgeleaf Goldenbush2 obs
  • Desert Trumpet2 obs
  • Desert Paintbrush2 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/1145598901

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