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Corkscrew Peak

Coordinates: 36°46′12″N 117°00′14″W / 36.7699°N 117.0040°W / 36.7699; -117.0040
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Corkscrew Peak
Telescope Peak viewed from the beginning of the trail
Highest point
Elevation5,804 ft (1,769 m)USGS[1]
ListingSierra Club Desert Peaks[2]
Coordinates36°46′12″N 117°00′14″W / 36.7699°N 117.0040°W / 36.7699; -117.0040
Geography
Corkscrew Peak is located in California
Corkscrew Peak
Corkscrew Peak
California
LocationDeath Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeAmargosa Range
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail from Daylight Pass Road (hike)

Corkscrew Peak is a peak in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park. It is named for its shape, which loosely looks like a corkscrew.[3][4]

Climbing

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View from Corkscrew peak, looking North

The trail starts from Daylight Pass Road. Its length is 5.8 kilometers. It follows a wash for about 3 kilometers, then a small canyon, and finally, a steep (25% average) ridge to the summit.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Corkscrew Peak".
  2. ^ "Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section". Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ "Corkscrew Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  4. ^ Grace C. Keroher (1970). Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1961-1967. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 174–.
  5. ^ "Hike Death Valley 2018". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  6. ^ Cunningham, Bill; Cunningham, Polly (2016). Hiking Death Valley National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 111. ISBN 9781493028252.