Ashford Peak
Ashford Peak rises to 1,087 m in California. Porter Peak stands 2,756 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Hound Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Death Valley National Park.
Wikidata Q35724560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,087 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Scottys Spring: 1.6 mi
- Timpapah Spring: 1.7 mi
- Virgin Spring: 2.9 mi
- Rhodes Spring: 6.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 7.5 mi
- Desert Hound Peak: 1.2 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Jubilee Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Shore Line Butte: 4.9 mi
- Cinder Hill: 5.5 mi
- Death Valley National Park Signage: 16.9 mi
- Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 20.4 mi
- Badwater Basin: 20.7 mi
- Ibex Dunes: 23.2 mi
- Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 23.4 mi
- Ashford Mill: 3.3 mi
- Confidence Mills Ruins: 8.6 mi
- Lost Cabin: 14.2 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 16.5 mi
- Shoshone Park: 20.6 mi
- Tecopa Park & Campground: 23.3 mi
- Greenwater: 15.9 mi
- Shoshone Museum: 20.6 mi
- Tecopa Natural Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
- Dry fall: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ashford Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | WNW 287° | 2,756 m | 24.4 mi |
| Funeral Peak | N 4° | 1,946 m | 10.7 mi |
| Needle Peak | W 259° | 1,749 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Perry | NNW 348° | 1,742 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dante's View | NNW 346° | 1,739 m | 19.8 mi |
| Coffin Peak | NNW 348° | 1,675 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gold Hill | WNW 283° | 1,662 m | 19.3 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,641 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 node/358816054
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