Hunter Mountain

Hunter Mountain stands 7,140 feet above the floor of Death Valley.

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Hunter Mountain Details

Standing 7,140 feet above the floor of Death Valley, Hunter Mountain is a destination for off-road vehicles who can climb over the peak (weather permitting) via Hunter Mountain Road. Don't forget to stop to see the petroglyphs at Jackass Spring, just off the road. You can reach Hunter Mountain Road via Highway 190 at the intersection with Saline Valley Road; the turnoff for Hunter Mountain is 15.2 miles down Saline Valley Road.

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Nearby Parks Around Hunter Mountain

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36.1 mi away

Death Valley

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203.8 mi away

Pinnacles

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251.7 mi away

Great Basin

National Park · NV

254.1 mi away

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Hunter Mountain

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5.3 mi away

Harris Hill

Harris Hill sits between Dead Horse Canyon and Ulida Flat.

6.9 mi away

Panamint Dunes

The Panamint Dunes are unusual in that they sit on a slope rather than on a valley floor.

7.5 mi away

Homestake Campground (Primitive)

An extremely remote, primitive camping area located at 3,785 feet in elevation in a rugged section of Death Valley National Park.

8.2 mi away

Deadhorse Canyon

Dead Horse Canyon is the middle link in the popular Cottonwood-Marble Canyon backpacking route

8.6 mi away

Lee Flat

Joshua Trees and tree-sized yuccas mark the northernmost reaches of the Mojave Desert in the Lee Flat valley.