Harris Hill
Harris Hill rises to 1,743 m in California. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldbelt Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Death Valley National Park.
Wikidata Q49035056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,743 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 17 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 18 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 18 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 18 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Goldbelt Spring: 1.0 mi
- Hunter Spring: 4.2 mi
- Spanish Spring: 4.3 mi
- Quail Springs: 4.8 mi
- Jackass Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hunter Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Cottonwood: 7.9 mi
- Leaning Rock: 10.1 mi
- The Grandstand: 10.2 mi
- Ubehebe Peak: 10.9 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 18.6 mi
- Vehicle: 18.6 mi
- aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill: 19.1 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 21.8 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 22.1 mi
- Wizard Pool: 24.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 24.0 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 24.0 mi
- Crystal Pool: 24.0 mi
- Bat Pool: 24.0 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 13.2 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 16.0 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 18.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 20.3 mi
- Salt Creek: 24.4 mi
- Skidoo: 19.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 20.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 20.3 mi
- Darwin: 23.9 mi
- Egg: 24.0 mi
- Not A Through Street: 24.1 mi
- Madonna: 24.1 mi
- Bat Pole: 24.4 mi
- Telephone Arch: 15.1 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 18.3 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 18.4 mi
- Darwin Falls: 19.2 mi
- Darwin community garden: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harris Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | W 260° | 2,793 m | 19.9 mi |
| Tin Mountain | N 357° | 2,721 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dry Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,645 m | 23.8 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | WSW 239° | 2,357 m | 19.9 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | WSW 253° | 2,332 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SE 141° | 2,288 m | 18.3 mi |
| White Top Mountain | N 5° | 2,284 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leaning Rock | N 2° | 2,238 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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, 16 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 224964 — Harris Hill, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358767211
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 21 mi
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