Corkscrew Peak
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Corkscrew Peak rises to 1,765 m in California. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lostman Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Corkscrew Peak is a peak in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park. It is named for its shape, which loosely looks like a corkscrew.
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Wikidata Q35735945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,765 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 11 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 23 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 26 mi
110 named places within 25 miles
- Thimble Peak: 3.5 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 4.1 mi
- Chloride Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Sharp Peak: 9.6 mi
- Bullfrog Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Lostman Spring: 1.8 mi
- Hole in the Rock Spring: 2.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.5 mi
- Daylight Spring: 3.9 mi
- Monarch Spring: 5.7 mi
- Leadfield: 6.1 mi
- Chloride City: 8.1 mi
- Bullfrog: 12.5 mi
- Rhyolite: 13.4 mi
- Gold Center: 14.7 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 9.9 mi
- Salt Creek: 12.4 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 13.2 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 13.8 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 23.1 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 13.1 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 13.1 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 13.3 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 21.3 mi
- Mission Ruins: 23.7 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 12.8 mi
- The Last Supper: 12.8 mi
- Ghost Rider: 12.9 mi
- Sit Here!: 12.9 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 12.9 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 23.0 mi
- Borax Museum: 23.0 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 16.5 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 16.6 mi
- Date Grove: 22.8 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 22.0 mi
- Telephone Arch: 22.6 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corkscrew Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grapevine Peak | NNW 329° | 2,663 m | 15.7 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NNW 334° | 2,630 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Palmer | NW 323° | 2,409 m | 11.8 mi |
| White Top Mountain | W 272° | 2,284 m | 22.6 mi |
| Leaning Rock | W 264° | 2,238 m | 23.6 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,050 m | 20.0 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NW 325° | 1,936 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bare Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,925 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:56 | 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 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 14 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 221567 — Corkscrew Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358764112
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 23 mi
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