Wildrose Peak
Panamint Range, Death Valley NP · near Stovepipe Wells · California Desert
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- strenuous
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 8.4 miles
- Elevation gain
- 2,200 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Apr–Jun & Sep–Nov · A summer-friendly high hike; snow/road closures in winter
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
- 9,064-ft Panamint summit · Historic 1877 charcoal kilns at the trailhead · Piñon-juniper forest · Badwater-to-Sierra panorama
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- Tour the ten stone charcoal kilns at the trailhead — among the best-preserved in the West. Bring layers; the summit is far cooler than the desert below.
The guide
A forested, moderate-effort summit that starts at the beehive-shaped 1877 charcoal kilns — worth the drive on their own. The tr…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Wildrose Peak — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.2467, -117.0763