2018 Map of Panamint Butte

About this map

Panamint Butte stands as a prominent landmark within the Death Valley National Park boundaries, anchoring a landscape defined by deep drainages and high desert passes. This high-elevation terrain in the Cottonwood Mountains reveals a complex network of seasonal watercourses, including the extensive Lemoigne Canyon and its South Fork. To the south, the map tracks the descent into the Panamint Valley via the steep corridor of Panamint Canyon, while Towne Pass provides a critical transit point through the mountains. The transition from the high peaks of the Mojave Desert into narrow cuts like Dolomite Canyon illustrates the dramatic vertical relief of the Inyo County wilderness, where early travel routes were dictated by the few viable gaps in the range.