Skip to content

Sheephead Mountain

Sheephead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sheephead Mountain rises to 1,305 m in California. Funeral Peak stands 1,946 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Salsberry Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

The story

summit in Death Valley National Park

Wikidata Q49073074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91997, -116.41015

79 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
Peaks: 25
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 5
  • Death Valley National Park Signage: 5.8 mi
  • Dublin Gulch Cave Homes: 8.4 mi
  • Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth: 10.6 mi
  • China Ranch Date Farm: 14.6 mi
  • Ibex Dunes: 15.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Shoshone Park: 8.7 mi
  • Tecopa Park & Campground: 10.4 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 19.2 mi
  • Veteran's Hill Swingset: 19.2 mi
  • Salt Creek Hills ACEC: 21.8 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Salt Creek Riparian Area: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Funeral PeakNW 317°1,945.8 m17.4 mi
Nopah PeakENE 70°1,943 m19.4 mi
Smith MountainWNW 294°1,744 m17.0 mi
Smith MountainWNW 291°1,641 m14.7 mi
Brown PeakN 6°1,505 m13.6 mi
Epaulet PeakWNW 300°1,455 m7.4 mi
Epaulet PeakWNW 300°1,452.7 m7.4 mi
Ibex PeakS 187°1,447 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3019:2820:06
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5315:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792527

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sheephead Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens