Corkscrew Peak Explained

Corkscrew Peak
Elevation Ft:	5804
Elevation Ref:	USGS^[1]
Listing:	Sierra Club Desert Peaks^[2]
Map:	California
Map Size:	250
Location:	Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.
Range:	Amargosa Range
Coordinates:	36.7699°N -117.004°W
Easiest Route:	Trail from Daylight Pass Road (hike)

Corkscrew Peak is a peak in the Grapevine Mountains in Death Valley National Park. It is named for its shape, which loosely looks like a corkscrew.^{[3] [4]}

Climbing

The trail starts from Daylight Pass Road. Its length is 5.8 kilometers. It follows a wash for about 3 kilometers, then a small canyon, and finally, a steep (25% average) ridge to the summit.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corkscrew Peak.
2. Web site: Sierra Club Desert Peaks Section. 2019-05-28.
3. Web site: Corkscrew Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost. www.summitpost.org. 2019-05-28.
4. Book: Grace C. Keroher. Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1961-1967. 1970. U.S. Government Printing Office. 174–.
5. Web site: Hike Death Valley 2018. www.nps.gov. 2019-05-28.
6. Book: Cunningham . Bill . Cunningham . Polly . Hiking Death Valley National Park: A Guide to the Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures . 2016 . Rowman & Littlefield . 9781493028252 . 111 . en.