Mount Palmer
Mount Palmer rises to 2,409 m in California. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wahguyhe Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Death Valley National Park
Wikidata Q49053929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2409 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 20 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alkali Spring: 3.5 mi
- Brier Spring: 3.8 mi
- Klare Spring: 5.1 mi
- McDonald Spring: 6.4 mi
- Cave Rock Spring: 7.0 mi
- Wahguyhe Peak: 2.7 mi
- Grapevine Peak: 4.2 mi
- Thimble Peak: 8.3 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 11.8 mi
- Sharp Peak: 12.6 mi
- Leadfield: 5.8 mi
- Bullfrog: 16.6 mi
- Rhyolite: 16.8 mi
- Chloride City: 19.6 mi
- Gold Center: 20.4 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 16.8 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 17.3 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 20.7 mi
- Salt Creek: 23.0 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 24.8 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 16.7 mi
- Sit Here!: 16.7 mi
- The Last Supper: 16.7 mi
- Ghost Rider: 16.7 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 14.4 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 16.7 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 16.8 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 16.8 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 16.8 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 20.7 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 20.8 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 14.4 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Palmer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | W 266° | 2,721 m | 17.9 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NNW 347° | 2,663.3 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NE 34° | 2,629.8 m | 2.7 mi |
| White Top Mountain | WSW 241° | 2,284 m | 17.8 mi |
| Leaning Rock | SW 234° | 2,237.8 m | 20.2 mi |
| Thimble Peak | SE 142° | 1,936 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lost Burro Peak | WSW 241° | 1,858 m | 24.4 mi |
| Bare Mountain Peak | E 97° | 1,838 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 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 | 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, 21 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/358795605
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