Telescope Peak

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Telescope Peak
Panamint Range looking toward Telescope Peak
Elevation	11,049 feet (3,392 meters)
Location	California, United States
Range	Panamint Range
Coordinates	36°10′11.99″N, 117°5′21.08″W
Topo map	USGS Telescope Peak
Easiest route	hiking

Telescope Peak in the Panamint Range is the highest point within Death Valley National Park. From atop this desert mountain one can see for many hundreds of miles, west across Panamint Valley to Mount Whitney and the Sierra Nevada in California, east across the Badwater Basin in Death Valley (the lowest point in North America) to Charleston Peak in the Spring Mountains of Nevada. Hiking trails from the base to the summit total 7 miles. The summit was named because of the incredible distance you can see from the top.

A variety of trees can be found on the mountain, including pinyon pine, limber pine, and, at the highest elevations, ancient bristlecone pine.

Area of Telescope Peak.

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• Maps and aerial photos
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
  • Surrounding area map from Google Maps
  • Location in the United States from the Census Bureau