Dante's View & Ridge
Black Mountains, Death Valley NP · near Furnace Creek · California Desert
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 2.5 miles
- Elevation gain
- 700 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Oct–May · Mild at 5,000+ ft when the valley floor broils
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- $30/vehicle 7-day Death Valley NP entrance fee (card only). Day hikes need no other permit; overnight backcountry needs a free Recreation.gov permit.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 1 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Mile-high overlook of Badwater · Sierra Nevada & Mt. Whitney views · Airy ridge walk · Cool-elevation escape
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Bring a wind layer — it's often 20–25°F cooler and gusty up here. Even the short first stretch delivers the payoff.
The guide
From the mile-high balcony of Dante's View you stare straight down 5,700 feet to Badwater's salt flats, with the snow-capped Si…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Dante's View & Ridge — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.2211, -116.7256