Manly Beacon
Manly Beacon rises to 246 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cathedral, a peak 0.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 246 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 1 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 4 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 19 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 20 mi
88 named places within 25 miles
- Travertine Springs: 1.3 mi
- Texas Springs: 2.4 mi
- Nevares Springs: 6.1 mi
- Navel Spring: 6.8 mi
- Salt Springs: 8.3 mi
- Red Cathedral: 0.3 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 0.9 mi
- Mars Hill: 3.3 mi
- Artists Palette: 4.2 mi
- Nevares Peak: 6.1 mi
- Mission Ruins: 2.3 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Tank: 17.3 mi
- Vehicle: 19.8 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 2.9 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 3.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Badwater Basin: 13.8 mi
- Salt Creek: 14.9 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 4.7 mi
- Leeland: 17.4 mi
- Skidoo: 17.9 mi
- Chloride City: 19.8 mi
- Greenwater: 20.5 mi
- Borax Museum: 3.2 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 3.2 mi
- Date Grove: 3.4 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 22.6 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Travertine Point: 9.7 mi
- Dry fall: 10.1 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 17.7 mi
- Telephone Arch: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manly Beacon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | SW 220° | 3,369 m | 22.8 mi |
| Rogers Peak | SW 226° | 3,045 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bennett Peak | SW 225° | 3,027 m | 21.0 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | SW 234° | 2,763 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 240° | 2,367 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pinto Peak | W 263° | 2,288 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | WNW 287° | 2,050 m | 17.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | E 100° | 2,043 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 4 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 1667176 — Manly Beacon, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358816198
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 15 mi
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