Borax Museum
Borax Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of -50 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Borax Museum Exhibits, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Death Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
mining museum in Death Valley National Park, California, USA
Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q100251164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 4 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 16 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 17 mi
104 named places within 25 miles
- Texas Springs: 1.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 2.4 mi
- Nevares Springs: 4.6 mi
- Salt Springs: 5.4 mi
- Salt Springs: 5.5 mi
- Red Cathedral: 3.1 mi
- Manly Beacon: 3.2 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 3.9 mi
- Nevares Peak: 5.0 mi
- Mars Hill: 5.3 mi
- Mission Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 14.1 mi
- Tank: 16.3 mi
- Vehicle: 17.8 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 0.2 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 4.9 mi
- Salt Creek: 11.7 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Badwater Basin: 16.6 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 1.6 mi
- Skidoo: 15.7 mi
- Chloride City: 17.3 mi
- Leeland: 18.0 mi
- Greenwater: 23.7 mi
- Date Grove: 0.2 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 23.8 mi
- Dry fall: 13.1 mi
- Dry fall: 13.2 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 0.0 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
- Travertine Point: 12.7 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 15.2 mi
- Telephone Arch: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Borax Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SSW 212° | 3,369 m | 23.4 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SW 217° | 3,045 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SW 216° | 3,027 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SW 223° | 2,763 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 229° | 2,367 m | 16.5 mi |
| Pinto Peak | WSW 256° | 2,288 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | WNW 282° | 2,050.1 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 108° | 2,043.1 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 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, under a mile 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 way/274934960
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 12 mi
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