Dante’s View and Mount Perry

Death Valley National Park, CA Southern Death Valley + Amargosa Desert

Trip stats

Distance
8.9 mi
Net Gain
2,300 ft
Time
3-5 hrs
YDS Rating
Class 2
Route
Out/Back
Peaks
2

Ratings out of 10

Effort
4.1/10
Personality
4/10
Beauty
7/10
Solitude
3.1/10
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Peaks on this hike

Summits listed in route order

  1. Dante's View Peak
    5,704′ elevation · 744′ prominence
  2. Mount Perry
    5,716′ elevation · 1,276′ prominence

Route map + Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates

36.220910, -116.726550

The directions link below drops a pin on the trailhead coordinates and lets Google Maps pick the route. If the drive has rough roads or access issues that GPS nav might get wrong, I cover that in my trip report.

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Trip report

Dec 18, 2020 — Dante's View is a gorgeous overlook into Death Valley, and the views continue to stay incredible along the entire ridgeline from the trailhead to Mount Perry. This hike is very straightforward and quite popular. A trail starts to the north, heading up and over Dante's View Peak before progressively dropping down 700+ feet that will need to be ascend on the way back. The trail bascially follows the ridge crest for the entirety, avoiding some unnecessary high points by wrapping around them.

The last few hundred feet to the summit requires some minor Class 2 scrambling along the crest. While hints of the trail exist, it's a more narrow section and quite rocky and no official trail construction has been done to make this a true "trail". The summit views from Mount Perry are obviously great.

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Photos

25 photos

  1. At the Dante's View Trailhead, view north toward the trail leading to Mount Perry. Death Valley visible on the left.
  2. At the summit of Dante's View Peak, north toward Mount Perry.
  3. Descending from Dante's View Peak toward Mount Perry (center). Pyramid Peak visible behind on the distant right.
  4. Undulating ridgeline.
  5. View back toward Dante's View Peak.
  6. Dante's View Peak, which I'll need to re-ascend on my way back.
  7. Mount Perry visible ahead.
  9. Final descent before reaching the base of Mount Perry. Death Valley on the left, lovely.
  11. View from the base of Mount Perry back toward the previous descent from a big bump along the ridgeline.
  12. The trail wraps around as it ascends toward Mount Perry.
  14. View back as I ascend to Mount Perry.
  15. Approaching the end of the obvious trail before the Class 2 begins.
  16. View back along the ridgeline, Dante's View Peak poking out in the center.
  17. Class 2 ahead.
  18. Along the ridgeline, past a false summit, and up to Mount Perry.
  19. Mount Perry. This is pretty much the worst of the Class 2.
  20. Looking back from Mount Perry's summit along the ridgeline.
  21. Mount Perry, view north.
  22. Mount Perry, close-up into Death Valley.
  23. Mount Perry, view toward Pyramid Peak.
  24. View toward Badwater Basin.
  25. Mount Perry summit, view along the ridgeline back toward Dante's View Peak (center).

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GPX track

Dante’s View and Mount Perry GPX route and driving track

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