Coffin Peak
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. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35735339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,675 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
82 named places within 25 miles
- Dante's View: 1.4 mi
- Mount Perry: 4.2 mi
- Funeral Peak: 8.9 mi
- Artists Palette: 11.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 13.3 mi
- Lemonade Spring: 5.5 mi
- Greenwater Spring: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Borax Spring: 9.0 mi
- Tule Spring: 10.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 11.4 mi
- Mission Ruins: 18.2 mi
- Ashford Mill: 20.5 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 20.6 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 21.1 mi
- Tank: 24.3 mi
- Badwater Basin: 3.6 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 14.4 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 19.0 mi
- Greenwater: 5.5 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 20.6 mi
- Panamint City: 22.7 mi
- Borax Museum: 19.0 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 19.0 mi
- Dry fall: 5.9 mi
- Travertine Point: 11.0 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | W 262° | 3,369 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rogers Peak | W 271° | 3,045 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bennett Peak | W 269° | 3,027 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | WSW 249° | 2,936 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | WNW 282° | 2,763 m | 21.2 mi |
| Porter Peak | WSW 240° | 2,756 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 286° | 2,367 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNE 23° | 2,043 m | 13.3 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 | 19:30 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358782298
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 27 mi
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