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Wildrose Peak is the eighth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, [1] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert.Precipitation runoff from this mountain's north slope drains to Death Valley via Trail Canyon, whereas the south slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose Canyon.
Lake Whitney State Park is 3 miles (5 km) west of Whitney via Farm to Market Road 1244. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2 ), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km 2 ), or 1.23%, is covered by water.
The ride runs from the Badwater Basin in Death Valley to Whitney Portal. Badwater, at 279 feet (85 m) below sea level, [1] is the lowest place in the North America and Whitney Portal at 8,360 feet (2,550 m) is the trailhead that leads to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).
Dante's View provides a panoramic view of the southern Death Valley basin. To the south, the Owlshead Mountains, 30 km (19 mi) away can be seen, and to the north, the Funeral Mountains 50 km (31 mi) distant, are visible beyond Furnace Creek. To the West, across Badwater Basin, the Panamint Range rises dramatically to Telescope Peak.
The ghost town of Ballarat is located in the Panamint Valley about three miles east of Trona Road, near Happy Canyon. [1] The Panamint Springs Resort, on Highway 190 west of Panamint Valley Road near Rainbow Canyon, provides the only lodging, dining, and gas in the area. [2] The former Epsom Salts Monorail crossed the valley on a wooden trestle.
At more than 14,500 feet in elevation, Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the "lower 48" states, according to National Park Service, and is the eleventh highest peak in the country. It lies ...
The Panamint Mining District is on the western side of the Panamint Range. [7] Panamint City (est. 1873) was a mining town in the district, formerly in the central section of the range. [7] The historic mining community of Ballarat (est. 1890s), also in the district, is now a ghost town. [7]
Rogers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, [3] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert.Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Hanaupah Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose and Tuber canyons.