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Coffin Peak

Coffin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Coffin Peak rises to 1,675 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dante's View, a peak 1.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35735339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1675 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.21438, -116.70577

Overlooks nearby

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Springs: 34
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Badwater Basin: 3.6 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 14.4 mi
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 5.9 mi
  • Dry fall: 5.9 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Date Grove: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakW 262°3,369 m21.6 mi
Rogers PeakW 271°3,045 m21.2 mi
Bennett PeakW 269°3,027 m21.5 mi
Sentinel PeakWSW 249°2,936.4 m22.3 mi
Porter PeakWSW 240°2,774 m22.6 mi
Wildrose PeakWNW 282°2,763 m21.2 mi
Porter PeakWSW 240°2,756 m22.6 mi
Bald PeakWNW 286°2,367 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3119:3020:08
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5515:5716:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 19 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358782298

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