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Parrot Point

Parrot Point, seen from above at true elevation

Parrot Point rises to 2,540 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Parkinson Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2540 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08300, -117.48145

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
Historic sites: 21
  • Kopper Cabin: 4.1 mi
  • Reilly Site: 8.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.0 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.0 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Chinook helicopter: 9.0 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 23.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Searles Lake Borax Discovery: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakENE 75°3,369 m22.7 mi
Rogers PeakENE 67°3,045 m24.0 mi
Bennett PeakENE 68°3,027 m23.4 mi
Sentinel PeakE 87°2,936.4 m22.6 mi
Porter PeakE 95°2,774 m23.9 mi
Porter PeakE 95°2,756 m23.9 mi
Maturango PeakNNW 343°2,670 m2.7 mi
Parkinson PeakNNW 346°2,662 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3320:11
September equinox06:3918:1418:48
December solstice06:5816:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1666981 — Parrot Point, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358816129

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