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Maturango Peak

Maturango Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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. 31 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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6791991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2670 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.12050, -117.49562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 19
  • Kopper Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 6.3 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakE 81°3,369 m22.9 mi
Rogers PeakENE 73°3,045 m23.8 mi
Bennett PeakENE 75°3,027 m23.3 mi
Sentinel PeakE 94°2,936.4 m23.4 mi
Parkinson PeakSSE 160°2,662 m1.4 mi
Parrot PointSSE 163°2,540 m2.7 mi
Coso PeakWNW 295°2,483 m13.4 mi
Pinon PeakWNW 288°2,336 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1518:48
December solstice06:5816:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358788771

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