Winters Peak
Winters Peak rises to 1,534 m in California. Wildrose Peak stands 2,763 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevares Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,534.1 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Zabriskie Point · 7 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Devil's Corn Field · 19 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 21 mi
86 named places within 25 miles
- Nevares Peak: 2.8 mi
- Schwaub Peak: 6.4 mi
- Red Cathedral: 7.4 mi
- Manly Beacon: 7.6 mi
- Ivan's Folly: 8.4 mi
- Nevares Springs: 3.7 mi
- Texas Springs: 6.2 mi
- Travertine Springs: 6.6 mi
- Salt Springs: 7.4 mi
- Navel Spring: 9.7 mi
- Furnace Creek Ranch Stables: 7.7 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 10.5 mi
- Salt Creek: 14.3 mi
- Death Valley Natural Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Badwater Basin: 19.9 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 7.1 mi
- Leeland: 10.5 mi
- Chloride City: 14.8 mi
- Carrara: 19.7 mi
- Skidoo: 22.5 mi
- Mission Ruins: 7.1 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 7.2 mi
- Sunset Mine Cabin: 21.3 mi
- Tank: 23.8 mi
- Journigan’s Mill: 24.8 mi
- Borax Museum: 7.5 mi
- Borax Museum Exhibits: 7.5 mi
- Date Grove: 7.5 mi
- Amargosa Valley Park: 16.7 mi
- Travertine Point: 11.3 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Date Grove Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Dry fall: 16.0 mi
- Amargosa Valley Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 21.6 mi
- Telephone Arch: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winters Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildrose Peak | SW 227° | 2,763 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | SW 232° | 2,367 m | 24.0 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | W 267° | 2,050 m | 20.9 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SE 138° | 2,043 m | 11.8 mi |
| Schwaub Peak | ESE 118° | 1,959 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bare Mountain | N 11° | 1,925 m | 22.9 mi |
| Aguereberry Point | SW 236° | 1,921 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bare Mountain Peak | N 6° | 1,838 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
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, 7 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/358796344
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 19 mi
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