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Salsberry Peak

Salsberry Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Salsberry Peak rises to 1,251 m in California. Funeral Peak stands 1,946 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The story

Summit in Death Valley National Park.

Wikidata Q49070958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94691, -116.45587

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 5
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 7.0 mi
  • Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 10.3 mi
  • Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 13.6 mi
  • China Ranch Date Farm: 17.8 mi
  • Ibex Dunes: 18.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Shoshone Park: 10.5 mi
  • Tecopa Park & Campground: 13.5 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 22.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Salt Creek Riparian Area: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Funeral PeakNW1,946 m14.3 mi
Nopah PeakENE1,943 m21.3 mi
Dante's ViewNW1,739 m24.5 mi
Coffin PeakNW1,675 m23.2 mi
Smith MountainWNW1,641 m11.6 mi
Shadow MountainNNE1,543 m24.5 mi
Brown PeakNNE1,505 m12.3 mi
Epaulet PeakWNW1,453 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3518:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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 1661368 — Salsberry Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808678

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