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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. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 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
2763 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27578, -117.07895

Overlooks nearby

128 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 21
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
Waterfalls: 2
  • Dry fall: 17.5 mi
  • Dry fall: 17.7 mi
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
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 PeakS 184°3,369 m7.3 mi
Rogers PeakS 185°3,045 m4.0 mi
Bennett PeakS 189°3,027 m4.8 mi
Sentinel PeakS 180°2,936.4 m12.4 mi
Porter PeakS 175°2,774 m15.7 mi
Porter PeakS 175°2,756 m15.7 mi
Bald PeakNNW 338°2,367 m1.9 mi
Pinto PeakNW 312°2,288 m11.1 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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