The Grandstand
The Grandstand rises to 1,150 m in California. Keynot Peak stands 3,382 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ubehebe Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
The Grandstand is a natural rock monolith located near the northerly end of Racetrack Playa, north of Death Valley in the Cottonwood Mountains of Death Valley National Park, in Inyo County, California.
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Wikidata Q7737528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1150 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Padre Point · 23 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 24 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 24 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 26 mi
101 named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Spring: 7.2 mi
- Big Dodd Spring: 7.4 mi
- Little Dodd Spring: 7.8 mi
- Spanish Spring: 8.0 mi
- Rest Spring: 8.6 mi
- Ubehebe Peak: 1.1 mi
- Lost Burro Peak: 3.9 mi
- Leaning Rock: 8.2 mi
- Harris Hill: 10.2 mi
- White Top Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Wizard Pool: 13.8 mi
- Volcano Pool: 13.8 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 13.9 mi
- Children's Tub: 13.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 13.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 21.9 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 22.1 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 23.4 mi
- Headframe: 23.4 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 4.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 16.6 mi
- Marble Bath: 19.5 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 23.0 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 24.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 16.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 16.6 mi
- Swansea: 22.0 mi
- Keeler: 22.2 mi
- Bat Pole: 14.5 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 16.0 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Grandstand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynot Peak | W 273° | 3,382 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Inyo | W 277° | 3,339 m | 23.4 mi |
| New York Butte | W 261° | 3,248 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Peak | SW 229° | 2,793 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tin Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,721 m | 14.7 mi |
| Dry Mountain | N 353° | 2,645 m | 15.0 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | SSW 209° | 2,357 m | 20.0 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | SW 219° | 2,332 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
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 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 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/358777180
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