Nevares Peak
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. 89 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
- 3.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 5 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 6 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 17 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 19 mi
89 named places within 25 miles
- Nevares Springs: 0.9 mi
- Texas Springs: 4.1 mi
- Travertine Springs: 4.8 mi
- Salt Springs: 4.8 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 9.1 mi
- Winters Peak: 2.8 mi
- Red Cathedral: 5.8 mi
- Manly Beacon: 6.1 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 7.0 mi
- Schwaub Peak: 8.8 mi
- 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
- Harmony Borax Works: 4.5 mi
- Mission Ruins: 4.9 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Tank: 21.2 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 22.0 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 4.4 mi
- Leeland: 13.2 mi
- Chloride City: 14.3 mi
- Skidoo: 19.8 mi
- Carrara: 20.7 mi
- Date Grove: 5.0 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 19.5 mi
- Borax Museum: 5.0 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 5.1 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Travertine Point: 12.4 mi
- Dry fall: 15.6 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 18.8 mi
- Telephone Arch: 21.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildrose Peak | SW 223° | 2,763 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 228° | 2,367 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | W 268° | 2,050 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 127° | 2,043 m | 13.4 mi |
| Schwaub Peak | ESE 107° | 1,959 m | 8.8 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NNW 328° | 1,936 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bare Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,925 m | 24.1 mi |
| Aguereberry Point | SW 232° | 1,921 m | 17.2 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, 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
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 16 mi
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