Skidoo
Skidoo is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,739 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Death Valley National Park, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Inyo County, California
What the record says
- Founded
- 1906
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 12 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emigrant Spring: 2.7 mi
- Upper Emigrant Spring: 2.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 3.1 mi
- Canyon Spring: 3.2 mi
- Greer Spring: 3.5 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Pinto Peak: 5.7 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 7.7 mi
- Bald Peak: 9.8 mi
- Panamint Butte: 11.6 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 2.5 mi
- Vehicle: 2.5 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 3.0 mi
- aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill: 3.3 mi
- Tank: 7.3 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 11.8 mi
- Salt Creek: 13.7 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 15.4 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 15.5 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 16.8 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 15.5 mi
- Panamint City: 22.1 mi
- Chloride City: 23.8 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 15.6 mi
- Borax Museum: 15.7 mi
- Darwin Falls: 22.4 mi
- Dry fall: 23.7 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 2.5 mi
- Telephone Arch: 4.3 mi
- Date Grove: 15.6 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skidoo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | S 170° | 3,369 m | 18.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SSE 167° | 3,045 m | 15.4 mi |
| Bennett Peak | S 169° | 3,027 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 171° | 2,936 m | 23.7 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SSE 161° | 2,763 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSE 161° | 2,367 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SW 231° | 2,288 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | WNW 290° | 2,234 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 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, 12 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 · 3 mi
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