Harmony Borax Works
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Harmony Borax Works is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of -68 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Date Grove, a park 1.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
The Harmony Borax Works is located in Death Valley at Furnace Creek Springs, then called Greenland. It is now located within Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikidata Q129335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 5 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 14 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 16 mi
93 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Springs: 2.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 3.7 mi
- Salt Springs: 3.7 mi
- Nevares Springs: 3.8 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 5.5 mi
- Nevares Peak: 4.5 mi
- Red Cathedral: 4.6 mi
- Manly Beacon: 4.8 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 5.5 mi
- Mars Hill: 6.9 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 1.8 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 6.6 mi
- Salt Creek: 10.2 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 17.4 mi
- Mission Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 14.1 mi
- Tank: 16.8 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 17.6 mi
- Vehicle: 17.6 mi
- Skidoo: 15.4 mi
- Chloride City: 15.7 mi
- Leeland: 17.7 mi
- Carrara: 23.9 mi
- Date Grove: 1.5 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 23.8 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 1.7 mi
- Borax Museum: 1.7 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Travertine Point: 14.0 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 14.6 mi
- Dry fall: 14.8 mi
- Telephone Arch: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harmony Borax Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SSW 209° | 3,369 m | 24.5 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SSW 213° | 3,045 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SSW 213° | 3,027 m | 22.4 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SW 219° | 2,763 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 224° | 2,367 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pinto Peak | WSW 251° | 2,288 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | W 276° | 2,050 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 112° | 2,043 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:31 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/368358899
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 12 mi
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