aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill
aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,533 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Burns Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
Ore processing mill near Burns Spring. Believed started by prospector named Thad Greene, possibly created to process some tungsten claims he discovered in 1952-1953 around Skidoo. However, his claims were never fully developed as the tungsten ore was too
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 15 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 16 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Padre Point · 20 mi
103 named places within 25 miles
- Burns Spring: 0.2 mi
- Willow Spring: 0.5 mi
- Burro Spring: 0.5 mi
- Canyon Spring: 0.6 mi
- Malapi Spring: 0.7 mi
- Pinto Peak: 2.5 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 8.1 mi
- Bald Peak: 8.5 mi
- Panamint Butte: 9.8 mi
- Vehicle: 0.9 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Tank: 6.0 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 18.0 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 14.5 mi
- Salt Creek: 17.0 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 17.9 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 18.2 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 18.5 mi
- Skidoo: 3.3 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 18.2 mi
- Panamint City: 20.0 mi
- Ballarat: 24.4 mi
- Darwin: 24.4 mi
- Egg: 24.6 mi
- Not A Through Street: 24.6 mi
- Madonna: 24.6 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 18.1 mi
- Borax Museum: 18.1 mi
- Darwin Falls: 19.6 mi
- Dry fall: 24.7 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 5.6 mi
- Telephone Arch: 5.8 mi
- Date Grove: 18.1 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SSE 161° | 3,369 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SSE 156° | 3,045 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SSE 159° | 3,027 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SSE 164° | 2,936 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SE 145° | 2,763 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | SE 142° | 2,367 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pinto Peak | WSW 246° | 2,288 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | WNW 300° | 2,234 m | 19.4 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, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/914298363
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 6 mi
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