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Journigan’s Mill

Journigan’s Mill from directly overhead

Journigan’s Mill is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,345 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Vehicle, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Ore processing site. Buildings, vehicles, equipment.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41314, -117.18205

Overlooks nearby

118 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 4.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Date Grove: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSSE 163°3,369 m17.6 mi
Rogers PeakSSE 158°3,045 m14.5 mi
Bennett PeakSSE 161°3,027 m15.1 mi
Sentinel PeakSSE 165°2,936.4 m22.6 mi
Wildrose PeakSSE 149°2,763 m11.1 mi
Bald PeakSSE 147°2,367 m9.2 mi
Pinto PeakSW 231°2,288 m3.2 mi
Hunter MountainWNW 297°2,234 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3219:3220:11
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5715:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 13 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/914298364

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