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Gold Hill

Gold Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gold Hill rises to 1,662 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Grubstake Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

summit in Death Valley National Park

Wikidata Q49032083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01238, -116.97367

Overlooks nearby

94 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
Peaks: 26
Historic sites: 15
  • Warm Spring Camp: 3.8 mi
  • Stone Corral: 7.0 mi
  • World Beater Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Clair Camp: 9.1 mi
  • Mengel Cabin: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Badwater Basin: 18.9 mi
  • Baker Ranch: 20.8 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 22.2 mi
  • Dry fall: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakNNW 329°3,369 m12.6 mi
Rogers PeakNNW 336°3,045 m15.5 mi
Bennett PeakNNW 334°3,027 m15.0 mi
Sentinel PeakNW 315°2,936.4 m8.2 mi
Porter PeakWNW 299°2,774 m5.3 mi
Wildrose PeakNNW 342°2,763 m19.1 mi
Porter PeakWNW 299°2,756 m5.2 mi
Bald PeakNNW 342°2,367 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2619:00
June solstice05:3219:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1218:46
December solstice06:5615:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 29 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/358784863

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