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Brown Peak

Brown Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Peak rises to 1,505 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 2,043 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Spring, a spring 6.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 5331057

Wikidata Q35729569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1505 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11551, -116.38531

99 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
Springs: 26
Attractions: 22
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 9.7 mi
  • Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 11.6 mi
  • Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 19.1 mi
  • Devils Hole: 22.0 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 22.8 mi
Parks: 10
  • Shoshone Park: 11.6 mi
  • Tecopa Park & Campground: 18.8 mi
  • Blosser Park - Fenced Park Ok For Dogs: 21.4 mi
  • Discovery Park: 22.3 mi
  • Petrack Park: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Migger Mesa: 17.8 mi
  • Ashford Mill: 21.5 mi
  • Confidence Mills Ruins: 21.5 mi
  • Lost Cabin: 21.6 mi
  • Art Bell Memorial Bench: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 24.1 mi
  • Dry fall: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakNNW 327°2,043.1 m22.9 mi
Funeral PeakW 266°1,945.8 m13.4 mi
Nopah PeakESE 112°1,943 m18.1 mi
Smith MountainWSW 248°1,744 m18.3 mi
Mount PerryWNW 300°1,742 m21.8 mi
Dante's ViewWNW 292°1,739 m20.5 mi
Coffin PeakWNW 291°1,675 m19.1 mi
Smith MountainWSW 241°1,641 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2820:07
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754606978858375635042
Precip in0.70.90.60.30.20.10.40.20.40.40.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahrump 4 NW, 21 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 239727 — Brown Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358781159

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