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Mission Ruins

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Elevation, modelled
11 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Telescope Peak3,369 m · 23.5 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:09local time
Coordinates
36.4500, -116.8508

Mission Ruins is a historic site in California, at a modelled 11 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Borax Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSW 215°3,369 m23.5 mi
Rogers PeakSW 219°3,045 m20.7 mi
Bennett PeakSW 219°3,027 m21.5 mi
Wildrose PeakSW 227°2,763 m17.5 mi
Bald PeakSW 233°2,367 m16.9 mi
Pinto PeakWSW 258°2,288 m21.4 mi
Tucki MountainWNW 283°2,050.1 m15.9 mi
Pyramid PeakESE 107°2,043.1 m13.9 mi

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3019:3120:09
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5615:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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