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Nevares Peak

Nevares Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nevares Peak rises to 864 m in California. Wildrose Peak stands 2,763 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevares Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

summit in Death Valley National Park

Wikidata Q49056778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.50995, -116.80422

103 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 39
Peaks: 29
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 5.3 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Salt Creek: 12.0 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 15.7 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 2
  • Date Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Amargosa Valley Park: 19.5 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 15.6 mi
  • Dry fall: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nevares Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wildrose PeakSW 223°2,763 m22.3 mi
Bald PeakSW 228°2,367 m21.5 mi
Tucki MountainW 268°2,050.1 m18.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSE 127°2,043.1 m13.4 mi
Schwaub PeakESE 107°1,959 m8.8 mi
Thimble PeakNNW 328°1,936 m24.6 mi
Bare MountainNNE 17°1,925.4 m24.1 mi
Aguereberry PointSW 232°1,921 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:3019:3120:09
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5615:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 5 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 229479 — Nevares Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358771509

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