Journigan’s Mill
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
- 4.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 7 mi
- Turnout · 8 mi
- Turnout · 10 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 14 mi
118 named places within 25 miles
- Burro Spring: 0.7 mi
- Canyon Spring: 0.7 mi
- Greer Spring: 1.0 mi
- Upper Emigrant Spring: 1.1 mi
- Malapi Spring: 1.1 mi
- Pinto Peak: 3.2 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 8.4 mi
- Bald Peak: 9.2 mi
- Panamint Butte: 9.8 mi
- Vehicle: 0.1 mi
- Vehicle: 0.1 mi
- Vehicle: 0.1 mi
- Vehicle: 0.1 mi
- aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill: 1.0 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 13.5 mi
- Salt Creek: 16.1 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 17.2 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 17.6 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 18.4 mi
- Skidoo: 2.5 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 17.8 mi
- Panamint City: 20.9 mi
- Darwin: 24.9 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 17.8 mi
- Borax Museum: 17.8 mi
- Darwin Falls: 20.1 mi
- Dry fall: 24.8 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 4.6 mi
- Telephone Arch: 4.9 mi
- Date Grove: 17.7 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SSE 163° | 3,369 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SSE 158° | 3,045 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SSE 161° | 3,027 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | SSE 165° | 2,936.4 m | 22.6 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SSE 149° | 2,763 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSE 147° | 2,367 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SW 231° | 2,288 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | WNW 297° | 2,234 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/914298364
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 6 mi
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