Panamint Range
| Panamint Range | |
|---|---|
Panamint Range looking toward Telescope Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Telescope Peak |
| Elevation | 11,043 ft (3,366 m) NAVD 88 |
| Coordinates | 36°10′11″N 117°05′21″W / 36.169815947°N 117.089198336°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Inyo County |
| Range coordinates | 36°10′11.8″N 117°5′21.2″W / 36.169944°N 117.089222°W |
| Topo map | USGS Telescope Peak |
The Panamint Range is a short rugged fault-block mountain range in the northern Mojave Desert, within Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, eastern California. A small part of the southern end of the range is in San Bernardino County. Dr. Darwin French is credited as applying the term Panamint in 1860 during his search for the fabled Gunsight Lode.
The origin of the name is the Paiute or Koso word Panümünt or Pa (water) and nïwïnsti (person).