Teakettle Junction
Teakettle Junction is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,267 m. Keynot Peak stands 3,382 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Burro Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1267 m
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 26 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 28 mi
- Padre Point · 28 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Spring: 3.0 mi
- Rest Spring: 5.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.4 mi
- Upper Warm Spring: 11.9 mi
- Spanish Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lost Burro Peak: 2.2 mi
- The Grandstand: 4.8 mi
- Ubehebe Peak: 5.4 mi
- Leaning Rock: 6.5 mi
- White Top Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Wizard Pool: 12.9 mi
- Volcano Pool: 12.9 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 13.2 mi
- Bat Pool: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Pool: 13.2 mi
- Marble Bath: 15.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 20.8 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 24.4 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 24.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 20.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 20.8 mi
- Bat Pole: 14.5 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 17.6 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 20.5 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Teakettle Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynot Peak | W 261° | 3,382 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Inyo | W 266° | 3,339 m | 24.6 mi |
| New York Butte | WSW 250° | 3,248 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Peak | SW 221° | 2,793 m | 20.5 mi |
| Tin Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,721 m | 10.0 mi |
| Dry Mountain | NNW 343° | 2,645 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Palmer | ENE 66° | 2,409 m | 24.8 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | SSW 206° | 2,357 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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, 25 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659963 — Teakettle Junction, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/88322008
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