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[[File:20190524_112448_HDR.jpg|thumb|left|View from Corkscrew peak, looking North]] |
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The trail starts from Daylight Pass Road. Its length is 5.8 kilometers. It follows a [[Arroyo_(creek)|wash]] for about 3 kilometers, then a small canyon, and finally, a steep (25% average) ridge to the summit. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/hike-death-valley-2018.htm|title=Hike Death Valley 2018|website=www.nps.gov|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book |last1=Cunningham |first1=Bill |last2=Cunningham |first2=Polly |title=Hiking Death Valley National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures |date=2016 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781493028252 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5afKDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&lpg=PA111&dq=corkscrew+peak+route&source=bl&ots=NUA_ItC5QP&sig=ACfU3U2XVnY5_opya_LT-vNU0D7BfSKgMg&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=corkscrew%20peak%20route&f=false |language=en}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 17:05, 28 May 2019
| Corkscrew Peak | |
|---|---|
 Telescope Peak viewed from the beginning of the trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,804 ft (1,769 m)USGS[1] |
| Coordinates | 36°46′12″N 117°00′14″W / 36.7699°N 117.0040°W |
| Geography | |
  Corkscrew Peak California | |
| Location | Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Amargosa Range |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail 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.[2][3][4]
Climbing
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
- ^ "Corkscrew Peak".
- ^ "Corkscrew Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Corkscrew Peak". www.panamintcity.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Grace C. Keroher (1970). Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1961-1967. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 174–.
- ^ "Hike Death Valley 2018". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ 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.
