Panamint City
Panamint City is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,926 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Inyo County, California
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 20 mi
- Turnout · 20 mi
- Turnout · 21 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brewery Spring: 2.0 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 3.1 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 3.1 mi
- Eagle Spring: 4.3 mi
- Birch Spring: 5.0 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 1.8 mi
- Telescope Peak: 3.6 mi
- Porter Peak: 5.2 mi
- Porter Peak: 5.2 mi
- Bennett Peak: 6.1 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 4.5 mi
- Stone Corral: 5.8 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 6.2 mi
- Clair Camp: 6.3 mi
- 77: 11.3 mi
- Ballarat: 8.7 mi
- Skidoo: 22.1 mi
- Valley Wells: 24.0 mi
- Badwater Basin: 19.8 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 23.0 mi
- Dry fall: 21.7 mi
- Dry fall: 22.0 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 24.5 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Panamint City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | N 5° | 3,369 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | N 4° | 3,045 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 2° | 3,027 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SSE 147° | 2,936.4 m | 1.8 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 155° | 2,774 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 5° | 2,763 m | 10.9 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 155° | 2,756 m | 5.2 mi |
| Maturango Peak | W 271° | 2,670 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 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 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 27 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
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 23 mi
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