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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 1,094 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jubilee Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91056, -117.05892

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Historic sites: 14
  • Mengel Cabin: 1.6 mi
  • Russel Cabin: 1.7 mi
  • Myers Ranch: 3.7 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 3.9 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Baker Ranch: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 20.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 23.3 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakN 355°3,369 m18.0 mi
Rogers PeakN 356°3,045 m21.3 mi
Bennett PeakN 355°3,027 m20.6 mi
Sentinel PeakN 355°2,936.4 m12.9 mi
Porter PeakN 1°2,774 m9.6 mi
Porter PeakN 1°2,756 m9.6 mi
Slims PeakNNW 331°2,154 m8.4 mi
Manly PeakW 275°2,133 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5916:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 21 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).

  • White-crowned Sparrow8 obs
  • Chukar5 obs
  • Donkey5 obs
  • Beavertail Pricklypear4 obs
  • Cream Grasshopper4 obs
  • Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus4 obs
  • Bell's Sparrow4 obs
  • California Quail3 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/621444438

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