Tag:Panamint
There’s a 4.2 mile trail from the Charcoal Kilns that leads up above Wildrose Canyon to Wildrose Peak, a climb of 2,200 feet.
These Charcoal Kilns are actually in Wildrose Canyon which is on the western side of the Panamint Range that itself forms the western edge of Death Valley proper.
I’d heard of Darwin Falls in Death Valley but never been there on previous visits so decided this was the time.
Arguably the best viewpoint in the Death Valley National Park is Dante’s View. Although only about a mile east-south-east from Badwater, it’s more than a mile vertically above it in elevation! It’s a 40 mile round trip from Badwater, the last 5 miles being restricted to vehicles less than 25ft long. It’s a paved road but there are some switch-backs and tight bends, hence the ‘no large RV or trailers’ rule. (Doesn’t mean you don’t find yourself trapped, crawling along […]
