Mesquite Dunes
Mesquite Dunes is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of -10 m. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Wagons, a attraction 3.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
sand dunes location in Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.
Wikidata Q100243995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 3 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 4 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 19 mi
- Turnout · 23 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Triangle Spring: 5.0 mi
- McLean Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lostman Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 10.1 mi
- Keane Wonder Springs: 10.4 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 7.1 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 9.9 mi
- Cottonwood: 10.5 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Thimble Peak: 11.5 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 17.2 mi
- Vehicle: 17.3 mi
- Vehicle: 17.3 mi
- Vehicle: 17.3 mi
- Vehicle: 17.3 mi
- Chloride City: 13.3 mi
- Leadfield: 13.5 mi
- Skidoo: 15.4 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 18.1 mi
- Bullfrog: 22.4 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 3.9 mi
- Salt Creek: 7.9 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 19.4 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 23.1 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 23.6 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 22.7 mi
- The Last Supper: 22.7 mi
- Ghost Rider: 22.7 mi
- Sit Here!: 22.7 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 19.4 mi
- Borax Museum: 19.4 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 22.7 mi
- Telephone Arch: 12.9 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 12.9 mi
- Date Grove: 19.3 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mesquite Dunes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | NW 310° | 2,721 m | 24.8 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | N 355° | 2,663.3 m | 21.4 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | N 1° | 2,629.8 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Palmer | N 356° | 2,409 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | S 177° | 2,367 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SSW 199° | 2,288 m | 19.9 mi |
| White Top Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,284 m | 18.7 mi |
| Leaning Rock | WNW 287° | 2,237.8 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 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 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/131820446
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 14 mi
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