Hunter Mountain
Hunter Mountain rises to 2,234 m in California. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Summit in Death Valley National Park.
Wikidata Q49038039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,234 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 13 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 13 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 13 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 21 mi
101 named places within 25 miles
- Hunter Spring: 0.7 mi
- Quail Springs: 1.5 mi
- Jackass Spring: 1.8 mi
- Lee Pump: 3.2 mi
- Spanish Spring: 3.6 mi
- Harris Hill: 4.7 mi
- Maltese Peak: 9.9 mi
- Panamint Butte: 10.2 mi
- Lake Hill: 11.4 mi
- The Grandstand: 11.6 mi
- Viking/Talc Queen Camp: 17.8 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 19.0 mi
- Vehicle: 19.1 mi
- aka Greene-Denner-Drake Mill: 19.4 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 15.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 17.0 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 19.6 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 22.4 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 23.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 17.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 17.0 mi
- Darwin: 19.5 mi
- Skidoo: 20.2 mi
- Keeler: 21.7 mi
- Children's Tub: 24.3 mi
- Crystal Pool: 24.4 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 24.4 mi
- Bat Pool: 24.4 mi
- Wizard Pool: 24.5 mi
- Egg: 19.6 mi
- Not A Through Street: 19.6 mi
- Madonna: 19.7 mi
- Bat Pole: 24.4 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 14.7 mi
- Telephone Arch: 16.6 mi
- Darwin Falls: 15.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 19.4 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hunter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | W 270° | 2,793 m | 16.6 mi |
| Tin Mountain | N 4° | 2,721 m | 24.2 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | WSW 244° | 2,357 m | 15.6 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | W 263° | 2,332 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SE 126° | 2,288 m | 18.0 mi |
| White Top Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,284 m | 17.3 mi |
| Leaning Rock | NNE 14° | 2,238 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | E 97° | 2,050 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
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, 20 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 225787 — Hunter Mountain, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358767924
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 23 mi
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