Bennett Peak
Bennett Peak rises to 3,027 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Death Valley National Park.
Wikidata Q35726919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,027 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 21 mi
- Padre Point · 27 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuber Spring: 0.9 mi
- Jail Spring: 1.1 mi
- Birch Spring: 1.3 mi
- Hummingbird Spring: 1.3 mi
- Eagle Spring: 1.8 mi
- Rogers Peak: 0.8 mi
- Telescope Peak: 2.6 mi
- Wildrose Peak: 4.8 mi
- Bald Peak: 6.5 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 7.7 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 8.0 mi
- Tank: 8.8 mi
- Stone Corral: 12.0 mi
- Clair Camp: 12.3 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Panamint City: 6.1 mi
- Ballarat: 13.2 mi
- Skidoo: 16.1 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 22.4 mi
- Badwater Basin: 18.1 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 18.2 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 21.1 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 21.3 mi
- Borax Museum: 21.3 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 18.4 mi
- Dry fall: 19.0 mi
- Telephone Arch: 19.9 mi
- Date Grove: 21.4 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bennett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | S 177° | 3,369 m | 2.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | NNE 25° | 3,045 m | 0.8 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 174° | 2,936 m | 7.7 mi |
| Porter Peak | S 170° | 2,774 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 9° | 2,763 m | 4.8 mi |
| Maturango Peak | WSW 255° | 2,670 m | 23.3 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | WSW 252° | 2,662 m | 23.2 mi |
| Parrot Point | WSW 249° | 2,540 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| 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 | 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, 22 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239221 — Bennett Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358780619
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 17 mi
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