Telescope Peak
mountain peak, California, United States
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Death Valley
- In Death Valley
…west is the 11,049-foot (3,368-metre) Telescope Peak, the area’s highest point. Death Valley was an obstacle to movements of pioneer settlers (whence its name was derived) and later was a centre of borax exploitation; its extreme environment now attracts tourists and scientists.
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Panamint Range
- In Panamint Range
…feet (2,000 to 3,000 meters); Telescope Peak, at 11,049 feet (3,368 meters), is the highest point. Some mining ghost towns are found within the range, which derives its name from a group of the Shoshone, one of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin.
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