Ghost town · California
Ballarat
Ballarat is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Office Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in California
How to reach it
Coordinates36.04778, -117.22333
- 20.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 28 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 28 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Post Office Spring: 0.4 mi
- Warm Sulphur Springs: 4.9 mi
- Colter Spring: 5.9 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 6.1 mi
- Brewery Spring: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 26
- Slims Peak: 5.6 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 8.8 mi
- Porter Peak: 9.3 mi
- Striped Butte: 10.9 mi
- Manly Peak: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Panamint City: 3.4 mi
- Clair Camp: 5.1 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 5.2 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 6.0 mi
- Stone Corral: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Panamint City: 8.7 mi
- Valley Wells: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 2
- Chinook helicopter: 21.4 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
- Old Guest House Museum: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 21.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ballarat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | NE 42° | 3,369 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rogers Peak | NNE 33° | 3,045 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bennett Peak | NNE 34° | 3,027 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | ENE 67° | 2,936 m | 8.8 mi |
| Porter Peak | E 89° | 2,774 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | NNE 27° | 2,763 m | 17.7 mi |
| Maturango Peak | WNW 288° | 2,670 m | 16.0 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | WNW 284° | 2,662 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 29 mi
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