Wahguyhe Peak
Wahguyhe Peak rises to 2,630 m in Nevada. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brier Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,629.8 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 22 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Palmer: 2.7 mi
- Grapevine Peak: 3.0 mi
- Thimble Peak: 9.5 mi
- Sharp Peak: 11.6 mi
- Bullfrog Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Brier Spring: 1.5 mi
- Alkali Spring: 2.2 mi
- McDonald Spring: 5.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 5.6 mi
- Klare Spring: 6.8 mi
- Leadfield: 6.9 mi
- Bullfrog: 15.4 mi
- Rhyolite: 15.4 mi
- Pioneer: 18.3 mi
- Gold Center: 19.3 mi
- Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 15.5 mi
- Sit Here!: 15.5 mi
- The Last Supper: 15.5 mi
- Ghost Rider: 15.5 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 15.5 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 19.6 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 23.1 mi
- Salt Creek: 24.8 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 14.5 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 15.5 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 15.5 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 15.5 mi
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 15.5 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 19.3 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 19.4 mi
- Little Hebe Crater: 19.7 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 24.4 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wahguyhe Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | W 259° | 2,721 m | 19.7 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NW 306° | 2,663 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gold Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,484 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Palmer | SW 214° | 2,409 m | 2.7 mi |
| White Top Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,284 m | 20.3 mi |
| Leaning Rock | SW 232° | 2,238 m | 22.8 mi |
| Thimble Peak | SSE 158° | 1,936 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bare Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,925 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beatty 8 N, 22 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/357554965
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