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Travertine Point

Travertine Point, seen from above at true elevation

Travertine Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 855 m. Wildrose Peak stands 2,763 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Navel Spring, a spring 2.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
855 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.37050, -116.66476

78 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 31
Peaks: 26
Attractions: 7
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 8.2 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 11.3 mi
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 12.8 mi
  • Devils Hole: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 7.9 mi
  • Dry fall: 8.1 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Date Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Amargosa Valley Park: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Travertine Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildrose PeakWSW 254°2,763 m24.0 mi
Bald PeakW 259°2,367 m24.2 mi
Pyramid PeakENE 63°2,043.1 m3.3 mi
Schwaub PeakN 5°1,959 m7.2 mi
Funeral PeakS 173°1,945.8 m18.6 mi
Aguereberry PointW 268°1,921 m21.3 mi
Smith MountainS 183°1,744 m24.4 mi
Mount PerrySSW 206°1,742 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3019:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/96612900

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