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Wildrose Peak

Wildrose Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wildrose Peak rises to 2,763 m in California. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

Wildrose Peak is a 9,064-foot-elevation (2,763-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49090106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,763 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27578, -117.07895

110 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 48
Peaks: 27
Historic sites: 17
Attractions: 6
  • Mushroom Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 17.0 mi
  • Death Valley Natural Bridge: 17.5 mi
  • Badwater Basin: 17.6 mi
  • Salt Creek: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 15.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Date Grove: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Date Grove Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dry fall: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakS3,369 m7.3 mi
Rogers PeakS3,045 m4.0 mi
Bennett PeakS3,027 m4.8 mi
Sentinel PeakS2,936 m12.4 mi
Porter PeakS2,774 m15.7 mi
Bald PeakNNW2,367 m1.9 mi
Pinto PeakNW2,288 m11.1 mi
Slims PeakS2,154 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:00
June solstice05:3219:3220:10
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5715:5816:38

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, 18 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/358794695

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