Funeral Mountains

Funeral Mountains
File:Pyramid Peak from Ash Meadows 1.jpg Pyramid Peak seen from Ash Meadows in Nevada
Highest point
Elevation
Geography
Location of Funeral Mountains in California
Country	United States
State	California
District	Inyo County
Range coordinates
Topo map	USGS East of Echo Canyon

The Funeral Mountains are a short, arid mountain range in the United States along the California-Nevada border approximately 100 mi (160 km) west of Las Vegas. The mountains are considered a subrange of the Amargosa Range that form the eastern wall of Death Valley.

The crest of the range is within Death Valley National Park. The range is separated from the Grapevine Mountains to the northwest by the narrow Boundary Canyon and is separated from the Black Mountains by Furnace Creek Wash on the southwest and from the Greenwater Range at the narrow Travertine Point on the south. The broad flats of the Amargosa Desert lie across the border to the northeast in Nevada. The highest point in the range is Pyramid Peak, at 6703 ft (2043 m).

The first movement of Ferde Grofe's Death Valley Suite is a symphonic musical portrayal of pioneer settlers drudging through the dry craggy peaks of the Funeral Mountains.

Death Valley

File:Funeral Mountains - Flickr - Joe Parks.jpg

The winding road from Dante's View descends into the Funeral Mountains, Death Valley National Park.

External links

• BLM: Funeral Mountain Wilderness