Maturango Peak
Maturango Peak rises to 2,670 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Argus Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Maturango Peak is the highest mountain in the Argus Range. It is located in Inyo County, California and reaches an elevation of 8,843 feet (2,695 m). The area is under the control of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and access is restricted.
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Wikidata Q6791991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,670 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 16 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 16 mi
- Padre Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Argus Spring: 1.0 mi
- Tennessee Spring: 1.4 mi
- Mud Hole Spring: 6.6 mi
- Thompson Spring: 7.8 mi
- French Madam Spring: 8.1 mi
- Parkinson Peak: 1.4 mi
- Parrot Point: 2.7 mi
- Louisiana Butte: 8.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 6.4 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.2 mi
- Reilly Site: 10.5 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Panamint City: 13.4 mi
- Coso: 9.3 mi
- Darwin: 11.5 mi
- Ballarat: 16.0 mi
- Valley Wells: 22.2 mi
- Panamint City: 22.4 mi
- Madonna: 11.4 mi
- Egg: 11.5 mi
- Not A Through Street: 11.5 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 6.3 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 6.4 mi
- Darwin community garden: 11.5 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Darwin Falls: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maturango Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | E 81° | 3,369 m | 22.9 mi |
| Rogers Peak | ENE 73° | 3,045 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bennett Peak | ENE 75° | 3,027 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | E 94° | 2,936 m | 23.4 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | SSE 160° | 2,662 m | 1.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | SSE 163° | 2,540 m | 2.7 mi |
| Coso Peak | WNW 295° | 2,483 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pinon Peak | WNW 288° | 2,336 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358788771
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