Telescope Peak

Telescope Peak
Telescope Peak viewed from Devil's Golf Course, Death Valley, California
Highest point
Elevation11,043 ft (3,366 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence6,168 ft (1,880 m)[2]
Parent peakWhite Mountain Peak[2]
Listing
Coordinates36°10′11″N 117°05′21″W / 36.169815947°N 117.089198336°W / 36.169815947; -117.089198336[1]
Geography
Telescope Peak is located in California
Telescope Peak
Telescope Peak
California
LocationDeath Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.
Parent rangePanamint Range
Topo mapUSGS Telescope Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail from Mahogany Flat (hike)

Telescope Peak (Timbisha: Chiombe) is the highest point within Death Valley National Park, in the U.S. state of California. It is also the highest point of the Panamint Range, and lies in Inyo County. From atop this desert mountain one can see for over one hundred miles in many directions, including west to Mount Whitney, and east to Charleston Peak. The mountain was named for the great distance visible from the summit.

  1. ^ a b "Telescope". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Telescope Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. ^ "Desert Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  4. ^ "Hundred Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. ^ "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-08-08.