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Schwaub Peak

Schwaub Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Schwaub Peak rises to 1,959 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 2,043 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The story

summit in Death Valley National Park

Wikidata Q49071884, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1959 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47384, -116.65310

84 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 33
Peaks: 28
Attractions: 7
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 12.1 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 18.0 mi
  • Area 51 Alien Center: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Parks: 2
  • Date Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Amargosa Valley Park: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 14.3 mi
  • Dry fall: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakSSE 158°2,043.1 m6.1 mi
Aguereberry PointWSW 250°1,921 m23.4 mi
Mount PerrySSW 196°1,742 m14.4 mi
Dante's ViewSSW 193°1,739 m17.6 mi
Coffin PeakS 189°1,675 m18.2 mi
Chloride CliffNW 321°1,606 m19.8 mi
Wildcat PeakN 1°1,542 m21.7 mi
Winters PeakWNW 298°1,534.1 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3019:3020:09
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5615:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F55617078889810410293796453
Precip in0.40.50.20.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.10.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 12 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358792372

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