- Elevation, modelled
- -78 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Telescope Peak3,369 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Death Valley Scenic Byway9.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:08local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2297, -116.7679
Badwater Basin is a attraction in California, at a modelled -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. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
Lowest point in North America. HIKING NOT ADVISED AFTER 10AM IN THE SUMMER !!!
unincorporated community in California
Wikidata Q4841188, matched on coordinates and name (87 m apart).
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 |
- 9.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
55 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Borax Museum: 16.6 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 16.6 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 24 mi
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