Porter Peak
Porter Peak rises to 2,756 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
summit in Death Valley National Park
Wikidata Q49063541, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2756 m
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 25 mi
- Turnout · 25 mi
- Turnout · 26 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Arrastre Spring: 2.8 mi
- Colter Spring: 6.1 mi
- Brewery Spring: 6.3 mi
- Grubstake Spring: 6.4 mi
- Limekiln Spring: 6.9 mi
- Porter Peak: 0.0 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 3.5 mi
- Slims Peak: 4.8 mi
- Gold Hill: 5.2 mi
- Striped Butte: 7.0 mi
- Stone Corral: 2.5 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Clair Camp: 4.5 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 8.0 mi
- Warm Spring Camp: 8.9 mi
- Panamint City: 5.2 mi
- Ballarat: 9.4 mi
- Valley Wells: 21.7 mi
- Badwater Basin: 20.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 22.9 mi
- Baker Ranch: 23.2 mi
- Dry fall: 23.0 mi
- Dry fall: 23.2 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telescope Peak | NNW 347° | 3,369 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rogers Peak | N 352° | 3,045 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 349° | 3,027 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | NNW 339° | 2,936.4 m | 3.5 mi |
| Porter Peak | NW 307° | 2,774 m | 0.0 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 355° | 2,763 m | 15.7 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | W 279° | 2,662 m | 24.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | W 276° | 2,540 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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, 27 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790784
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 28 mi
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