Parrot Point
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. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,540 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 19 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 19 mi
- Padre Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tennessee Spring: 2.3 mi
- Argus Spring: 3.7 mi
- La Motte Spring: 6.7 mi
- Coyote Spring: 8.1 mi
- Margaret Ann Spring: 8.2 mi
- Parkinson Peak: 1.3 mi
- Maturango Peak: 2.7 mi
- Louisiana Butte: 8.1 mi
- Wild Horse Mesa: 9.4 mi
- Volcano Butte: 11.2 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Reilly Site: 8.1 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.0 mi
- Panamint City: 11.7 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 13.3 mi
- Coso: 11.3 mi
- Darwin: 14.2 mi
- Ballarat: 14.6 mi
- Valley Wells: 19.5 mi
- Panamint City: 21.7 mi
- Madonna: 14.0 mi
- Egg: 14.1 mi
- Not A Through Street: 14.1 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 9.0 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 9.0 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Darwin community garden: 14.2 mi
- Darwin Falls: 16.6 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 23.1 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 23.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | ENE 75° | 3,369 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rogers Peak | ENE 67° | 3,045 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bennett Peak | ENE 68° | 3,027 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | E 87° | 2,936 m | 22.6 mi |
| Porter Peak | E 95° | 2,774 m | 23.9 mi |
| Maturango Peak | NNW 343° | 2,670 m | 2.7 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | NNW 346° | 2,662 m | 1.3 mi |
| Coso Peak | WNW 303° | 2,483 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
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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