Desert Hound Peak
Desert Hound Peak rises to 1,363 m in California. Funeral Peak stands 1,946 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Timpapah Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49024351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1363 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
69 named places within 25 miles
- Timpapah Spring: 1.2 mi
- Scottys Spring: 1.6 mi
- Virgin Spring: 2.1 mi
- Rhodes Spring: 5.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 7.1 mi
- Ashford Peak: 1.2 mi
- Smith Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Jubilee Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Epaulet Peak: 5.5 mi
- Death Valley National Park Signage: 15.9 mi
- Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 19.5 mi
- Badwater Basin: 20.2 mi
- Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 22.8 mi
- Ibex Dunes: 23.3 mi
- Ashford Mill: 4.6 mi
- Confidence Mills Ruins: 9.1 mi
- Lost Cabin: 14.2 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 17.3 mi
- Shoshone Park: 19.7 mi
- Tecopa Park & Campground: 22.6 mi
- Dry fall: 23.7 mi
- Dry fall: 23.7 mi
- Greenwater: 15.0 mi
- Shoshone Museum: 19.7 mi
- Tecopa Natural Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desert Hound Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Peak | N 359° | 1,945.8 m | 9.7 mi |
| Needle Peak | WSW 257° | 1,749 m | 23.3 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NW 316° | 1,744 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Perry | NNW 345° | 1,742 m | 22.3 mi |
| Dante's View | NNW 342° | 1,739 m | 19.1 mi |
| Coffin Peak | NNW 345° | 1,675 m | 18.0 mi |
| Gold Hill | W 280° | 1,662 m | 20.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NW 323° | 1,641 m | 3.0 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 | 19:29 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 1666823 — Desert Hound Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358816057
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