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Pinto Peak

Pinto Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pinto Peak rises to 2,288 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Malapi Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

summit in Death Valley National Park

Wikidata Q49062289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.38402, -117.22668

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Parks: 1
  • Date Grove: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSSE 153°3,369 m16.7 mi
Rogers PeakSE 146°3,045 m13.9 mi
Bennett PeakSSE 148°3,027 m14.3 mi
Sentinel PeakSSE 157°2,936.4 m21.5 mi
Porter PeakSSE 158°2,774 m25.0 mi
Wildrose PeakSE 132°2,763 m11.1 mi
Maturango PeakSW 220°2,670 m23.6 mi
Parkinson PeakSW 217°2,662 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3219:3220:11
September equinox06:3818:1318:47
December solstice06:5815:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 16 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 247542 — Pinto Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790644

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