Ashford Mill
Ashford Mill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -31 m. Porter Peak stands 2,756 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. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 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
How to reach it
- 29.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
70 named places within 25 miles
- Scottys Spring: 4.1 mi
- Timpapah Spring: 4.5 mi
- Virgin Spring: 6.0 mi
- Rhodes Spring: 8.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 9.0 mi
- Shore Line Butte: 1.6 mi
- Cinder Hill: 3.3 mi
- Ashford Peak: 3.3 mi
- Desert Hound Peak: 4.6 mi
- Smith Mountain: 5.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Greenwater: 18.4 mi
- Shoshone Park: 23.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | WNW 294° | 2,756 m | 22.7 mi |
| Manly Peak | W 270° | 2,133 m | 24.3 mi |
| Funeral Peak | NNE 15° | 1,946 m | 13.2 mi |
| Needle Peak | W 263° | 1,749 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Perry | N 355° | 1,742 m | 24.6 mi |
| Dante's View | N 354° | 1,739 m | 21.4 mi |
| Coffin Peak | N 357° | 1,675 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gold Hill | WNW 292° | 1,662 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/49855450
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