Telescope Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,043 ft (3,366 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 6,168 ft (1,880 m)[2] |
Parent peak | White Mountain Peak[2] |
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Coordinates | 36°10′11″N 117°05′21″W / 36.169815947°N 117.089198336°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Panamint Range |
Topo map | USGS Telescope Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Trail 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.