Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of -78 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dante's View, a peak 2.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
Lowest point in North America. HIKING NOT ADVISED AFTER 10AM IN THE SUMMER !!!
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
100 named places within 25 miles
- Lemonade Spring: 5.5 mi
- Eagle Borax Spring: 5.9 mi
- Tule Spring: 6.4 mi
- Greenwater Spring: 9.7 mi
- Navel Spring: 10.8 mi
- Dante's View: 2.4 mi
- Coffin Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mount Perry: 3.9 mi
- Artists Palette: 9.6 mi
- Mars Hill: 11.5 mi
- Mission Ruins: 15.9 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 18.3 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 20.2 mi
- Tank: 20.7 mi
- Ashford Mill: 22.0 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 11.8 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 16.6 mi
- Greenwater: 9.1 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 18.3 mi
- Panamint City: 19.8 mi
- Dry fall: 3.9 mi
- Dry fall: 3.9 mi
- Borax Museum: 16.6 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 16.6 mi
- Travertine Point: 11.3 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Date Grove: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Badwater Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | WSW 257° | 3,369 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rogers Peak | W 267° | 3,045 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bennett Peak | W 265° | 3,027 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | WSW 242° | 2,936.4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Porter Peak | SW 232° | 2,774 m | 20.3 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | W 281° | 2,763 m | 17.6 mi |
| Porter Peak | SW 232° | 2,756 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 285° | 2,367 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 17 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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5146842521
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 24 mi
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