Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,547 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tucki Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 9 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 11 mi
- Turnout · 11 mi
- Turnout · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Telephone Spring: 3.3 mi
- Emigrant Spring: 4.0 mi
- Upper Emigrant Spring: 4.4 mi
- Jayhawker Spring: 5.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 5.3 mi
- Tucki Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pinto Peak: 7.7 mi
- Aguereberry Point: 9.3 mi
- Bald Peak: 12.0 mi
- Panamint Butte: 12.3 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 4.6 mi
- Vehicle: 4.7 mi
- Vehicle: 4.7 mi
- Vehicle: 4.7 mi
- Vehicle: 4.7 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 9.4 mi
- Salt Creek: 11.6 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 12.9 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 15.0 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 17.0 mi
- Skidoo: 2.5 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 14.8 mi
- Chloride City: 21.7 mi
- Panamint City: 24.5 mi
- Darwin Falls: 23.8 mi
- Dry fall: 24.4 mi
- Dry fall: 24.6 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 15.1 mi
- Borax Museum: 15.2 mi
- Telephone Arch: 3.4 mi
- Date Grove: 15.0 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Death Valley National Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | S 172° | 3,369 m | 21.0 mi |
| Rogers Peak | S 170° | 3,045 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bennett Peak | S 172° | 3,027 m | 18.4 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SSE 166° | 2,763 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bald Peak | SSE 167° | 2,367 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SW 219° | 2,288 m | 7.7 mi |
| Leaning Rock | NW 319° | 2,237.8 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hunter Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,234 m | 19.9 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 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
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, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/174732
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