Wrinkle Spring
Wrinkle Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,645 m. Round Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Domingo Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 11 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 11 mi
- Padre Point · 12 mi
- Turnout · 19 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- Domingo Spring: 0.4 mi
- Indian Gardens Spring: 0.7 mi
- Tub Spring: 1.3 mi
- China Gardens Springs: 1.9 mi
- China Gardens Springs: 1.9 mi
- 1440: 3.6 mi
- Coso Peak: 4.1 mi
- Silver Peak: 5.5 mi
- Ophir Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Iron Hill: 6.6 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.3 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 7.3 mi
- Coso: 2.1 mi
- Darwin: 5.0 mi
- Keeler: 23.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 24.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 24.4 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 4.6 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 4.6 mi
- Dirty Socks: 22.2 mi
- Lemon Inn: 22.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 24.4 mi
- Madonna: 4.8 mi
- Not A Through Street: 4.8 mi
- Egg: 4.8 mi
- Darwin Falls: 10.2 mi
- Fossil Falls: 22.2 mi
- Darwin community garden: 5.1 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 22.2 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrinkle Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | W 267° | 3,015 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Peak | NNW 341° | 2,793 m | 24.2 mi |
| Maturango Peak | SE 126° | 2,670 m | 10.1 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | SE 130° | 2,662 m | 11.3 mi |
| Parrot Point | SE 134° | 2,540 m | 12.4 mi |
| Coso Peak | W 266° | 2,483 m | 4.1 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | NNW 341° | 2,357 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pinon Peak | W 265° | 2,336 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 18 mi away.
- Mojave Desert Tortoise1 obs
- Western Joshua Tree1 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear1 obs
- Mojave Milkvetch1 obs
- Whitemargin Sandmat1 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/9233723614
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