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Ashford Mill

Ashford Mill from directly overhead

Ashford Mill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -31 m. Porter Peak stands 2,774 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shore Line Butte, a peak 1.6 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

human settlement in Inyo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q3624987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91887, -116.68354

76 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 32
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 8
  • Confidence Mills Ruins: 8.7 mi
  • Warm Spring Camp: 14.3 mi
  • Lost Cabin: 15.0 mi
  • Mengel Cabin: 22.6 mi
  • Russel Cabin: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 19.8 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 22.0 mi
  • Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 23.2 mi
  • Ibex Dunes: 23.5 mi
  • Baker Ranch: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Parks: 1
  • Shoshone Park: 23.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Shoshone Museum: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Porter PeakWNW 294°2,774 m22.7 mi
Porter PeakWNW 294°2,756 m22.7 mi
Manly PeakW 270°2,133 m24.3 mi
Funeral PeakNNE 15°1,945.8 m13.2 mi
Needle PeakW 263°1,749 m19.4 mi
Smith MountainN 357°1,744 m6.9 mi
Mount PerryN 355°1,742 m24.6 mi
Dante's ViewN 354°1,739 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:2920:07
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5415:5716:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/49855450

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