Barker Ranch
Barker Ranch is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 990 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Myers Ranch, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
ranch in Death Valley National Park in eastern California
Wikidata Q4860963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 990 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sourdough Spring: 0.5 mi
- Jubilee Spring: 3.5 mi
- Greater View Spring: 3.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.9 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.2 mi
- Needle Peak: 3.9 mi
- Manly Peak: 4.1 mi
- Striped Butte: 6.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 9.1 mi
- Slims Peak: 11.1 mi
- Myers Ranch: 0.3 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 2.2 mi
- Russel Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Mengel Cabin: 3.9 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 11.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 13.8 mi
- Ballarat: 15.0 mi
- Panamint City: 17.9 mi
- Baker Ranch: 10.6 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 23.1 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 17.6 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 17.6 mi
- Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 17.7 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barker Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | N 360° | 3,369 m | 21.4 mi |
| Rogers Peak | N 0° | 3,045 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 360° | 3,027 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | N 2° | 2,936.4 m | 16.4 mi |
| Porter Peak | N 8° | 2,774 m | 13.3 mi |
| Porter Peak | N 8° | 2,756 m | 13.2 mi |
| Slims Peak | NNW 348° | 2,154 m | 11.1 mi |
| Manly Peak | NNW 337° | 2,133 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 18 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3707235540
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