Last Chance Mountain
Last Chance Mountain rises to 2,572 m in California. Waucoba Mountain stands 3,392 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Last Chance Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,572 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Last Chance Spring: 2.0 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.6 mi
- Owl Spring: 5.6 mi
- Uncle Sam Spring: 6.3 mi
- Cucumonga Spring: 6.5 mi
- Magruder Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Eureka Dunes: 12.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Palmetto Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Palmetto: 11.3 mi
- Lida: 16.6 mi
- White Mountain City: 18.7 mi
- Gold Point: 19.1 mi
- Hardluck: 24.4 mi
- Sulfur Mine: 4.7 mi
- Stewart's Mill: 16.1 mi
- Lime Point: 21.4 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 23.5 mi
- Marble Bath: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Last Chance Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waucoba Mountain | SW 224° | 3,392 m | 24.6 mi |
| Wünüpü Peak | SW 228° | 3,151 m | 23.5 mi |
| Harvey Peak | NNE 21° | 2,831 m | 16.7 mi |
| Magruder Mountain | NE 43° | 2,754 m | 12.3 mi |
| Index Hill | WNW 295° | 2,735 m | 24.8 mi |
| Palmetto Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,710 m | 14.4 mi |
| Harlans Peak | N 10° | 2,539 m | 16.6 mi |
| Gold Mountain | E 95° | 2,484 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:57 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 28 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358769125
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