Panamint Mountains Scenes - Wildrose Canyon and Charcoal Kilns

19 February 2005

The Panamint Mountains, which divide Death Valley from Panamint Valley, is the tallest and longest range within Death Valley National Park.   Telescope Peak, at over 10,000 feet above mean sea level, is the highest peak in the park and on the Panamint Mountains.   Wildrose Canyon is a major canyon draining the northwestern slopes of Telescope Peak, and is where the Charcoal Kilns were built to provide a fuel source for the smelters of the gold mines in the Panamint Valley area.   Pinyon pines were the primary source of wood to make the charcoal.

All photographs copyrighted by David L. Magney 2005

Photos of Wildrose Canyon and the Charcoal Kilns