Willow Spring
Willow Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,763 m. Red Peak stands 3,082 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl Spring, a spring 2.9 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Owl Spring: 2.9 mi
- Cucumonga Spring: 3.4 mi
- Uncle Sam Spring: 3.7 mi
- Last Chance Spring: 4.3 mi
- Poison Spring: 4.4 mi
- Last Chance Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Magruder Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Palmetto Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Harlans Peak: 13.1 mi
- Palmetto: 7.8 mi
- Lida: 14.3 mi
- White Mountain City: 17.0 mi
- Gold Point: 18.7 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 8.4 mi
- Stewart's Mill: 14.4 mi
- Lime Point: 20.9 mi
- Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 23.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak | WNW 295° | 3,082 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sage Hen Peak | WNW 296° | 2,919 m | 23.3 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,916 m | 22.9 mi |
| Harvey Peak | NNE 27° | 2,831 m | 13.5 mi |
| Magruder Mountain | ENE 58° | 2,754 m | 10.2 mi |
| Index Hill | WNW 287° | 2,735 m | 23.2 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | NE 39° | 2,710 m | 11.5 mi |
| Last Chance Mountain | S 176° | 2,572 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 25 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).
- Western Joshua Tree7 obs
- Gilman's cymopterus6 obs
- singleleaf pinyon4 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush4 obs
- rayless shaggy fleabane4 obs
- Nevada scalebroom4 obs
- Desert Peach4 obs
- Silver Cholla3 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/1143037878
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