Telescope Peak
Telescope Peak rises to 3,369 m in California. Rogers Peak stands 3,045 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Telescope Peak (Timbisha: Chiombe) is the highest point within Death Valley National Park, in the U.S. state of California. It is also the highest point of the Panamint Range, and lies in Inyo County. From atop this desert mountain one can see for over one hundred miles in many directions, including west to Mount Whitney, and east to Charleston Peak. The mountain was named for the great distance visible from the summit.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q916811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3369 m
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Turnout · 17 mi
- Turnout · 17 mi
- Turnout · 19 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Spring: 0.8 mi
- Jail Spring: 1.6 mi
- Birch Spring: 1.6 mi
- Tuber Spring: 3.1 mi
- Hanaupah Spring: 3.5 mi
- Bennett Peak: 2.6 mi
- Rogers Peak: 3.3 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 5.1 mi
- Wildrose Peak: 7.3 mi
- Porter Peak: 8.5 mi
- Chris Wicht Camp: 6.2 mi
- 77: 8.5 mi
- Stone Corral: 9.4 mi
- World Beater Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Clair Camp: 9.8 mi
- Panamint City: 3.6 mi
- Ballarat: 11.3 mi
- Skidoo: 18.6 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 24.6 mi
- Badwater Basin: 18.4 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 20.0 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 23.2 mi
- Dry fall: 19.8 mi
- Dry fall: 20.0 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 23.4 mi
- Borax Museum: 23.4 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 21.0 mi
- Telephone Arch: 22.4 mi
- Date Grove: 23.4 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telescope Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Peak | N 3° | 3,045 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bennett Peak | N 357° | 3,027 m | 2.6 mi |
| Sentinel Peak | S 173° | 2,936.4 m | 5.1 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 168° | 2,774 m | 8.5 mi |
| Wildrose Peak | N 4° | 2,763 m | 7.3 mi |
| Porter Peak | SSE 167° | 2,756 m | 8.5 mi |
| Maturango Peak | W 262° | 2,670 m | 22.9 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | WSW 258° | 2,662 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:31 | 20:10 |
| 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: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 102 | 93 | 79 | 64 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Death Valley NP, 24 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/315722694
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 19 mi
Take the scenic way to Telescope Peak.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.