Towne Benchmark, California

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 7290 ft / 2222 m
Peak Type	Benchmark/Trig Point
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36° 25' 11'' N, 117° 19' 6'' W 36.419839, -117.318241 (Dec Deg) 471470 E 4030563 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	Inyo
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 110      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 106) Selected Trip Reports:      1999-02-27 by Richard Carey      2008-01-18 by Bob Burd      2008-02-08 by Dennis Poulin      2012-03-31 by BMS 914 (GPS Track)      2012-03-31 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)      2012-03-31 by Dan Baxter      2013-11-16 by James Morehouse      2013-11-16 by BMS 914 (GPS Track)      2013-11-16 by BMS 914 (GPS Track)      2014-02-19 by Kay Komuro (GPS Track)      2015-02-01 by Adam Walker      2015-12-28 by Craig Barlow      2017-01-29 by Josef Nuernberger      2017-11-25 by Dean Gaudet      2018-04-29 by Greg Gerlach (GPS Track)      2019-01-12 by Aaron Gustafson      2019-03-09 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track)      2020-11-29 by Nathan Ayotte      2021-03-19 by Stav Basis      2021-03-20 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track)      2021-11-25 by Clément Guillaume (GPS Track)      2021-12-05 by TJ Kodras (GPS Track)      2022-03-13 by Matt Parker (GPS Track)      2022-03-26 by Andrew Kirmse      2023-01-06 by Sam Grant (GPS Track)
Nearby Peak Searches:      Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Towne Benchmark      Elevation Ladder from Towne Benchmark      Prominence Ladder from Towne Benchmark

Along the route to Towne BM from ridge above Towne Pass (2018-01-14). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 2331 ft/710 m   Optimistic Prominence: 2331 ft/710 m   Key Col: Towne Pass    4956 ft/1511 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 5.42 mi/8.72 km    Isolation Limit Point: 36.39, -117.2283 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Pinto Peak  (ESE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Intermountain West Range3: Great Basin Ranges Range4: West Great Basin Ranges Range5: Panamint Range
Drainage Basins	Panamint Valley Great Basin Internal Drainage-N.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
Ownership	Land: Death Valley National Park Wilderness/Special Area: Death Valley Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Panamint Butte O36117d3 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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