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Grapevine Peak

Grapevine Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Grapevine Peak rises to 2,663 m in Nevada. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahguyhe Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Grapevine Peak is the highest mountain in the Grapevine Mountains of Nye County in Nevada, United States. It is the fourth-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and ranks seventeenth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada. The peak is located within the boundaries of Death Valley National Park.

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Wikidata Q19253863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2663.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.96525, -117.14975

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 32
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 4
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 18.3 mi
  • Sit Here!: 18.3 mi
  • The Last Supper: 18.3 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 18.3 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 22.0 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Little Hebe Crater: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tin MountainWSW 252°2,721 m17.8 mi
Wahguyhe PeakSE 126°2,629.8 m3.0 mi
Gold MountainNNW 337°2,484 m21.6 mi
Mount PalmerSSE 167°2,409 m4.2 mi
Hanging MesaNNW 340°2,312 m22.8 mi
Marble PeakW 280°2,304 m24.2 mi
White Top MountainSW 229°2,284 m19.4 mi
Leaning RockSW 224°2,237.8 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:01
June solstice05:3019:3420:12
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5915:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424551576674817972614941
Precip in0.81.01.00.40.30.20.60.30.40.20.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 24 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 840766 — Grapevine Peak, Nye County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546952

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