| Rogers Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9991 |
| Prominence Ft: | 360. |
| Prominence Ref: | [1] |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.33 |
| Parent Peak: | Telescope Peak |
| Etymology: | John Haney Rogers |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Inyo |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Death Valley National Park |
| Range: | Panamint Range[2] |
| Coordinates: | 36.218°N -117.085°W |
| Topo: | USGS Telescope Peak |
| Type: | Fault block |
| Age: | Precambrian-Cambrian |
| Rock: | Sedimentary rock |
| Easiest Route: | hiking |
Rogers Peak is a 9991feet summit in Inyo County, California, United States.
Rogers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range,[2] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Hanaupah Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose and Tuber canyons. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 10200abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Badwater Basin in 12miles. The mountain is composed of Precambrian-Cambrian limestone, a marine sedimentary rock.[3] The summit offers a stunning 360-degree panorama of Death Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range including the lowest and highest points in the contiguous United States: Badwater Basin and Mount Whitney. The summit of Rogers Peak has been used as a communications and instrumentation site by various government agencies since the late 1950s.[4] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The peak is named after John Haney Rogers (1822–1906), a member of a party of settlers who became lost and stranded in Death Valley in 1850.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rogers Peak has a cold desert climate, with the lower valleys in a hot desert climate zone. Temperatures average between 0 °F to 30 °F in January, and 50 °F to 100 °F in July.[6] Typical of high deserts, summer temperatures can be exceedingly hot, while winter temperatures can be very cold. Snowfall is common, but the snow melts rapidly in the arid and sunny climate. Rainfall is very low, supporting a pinyon–juniper woodland on the mountain's slopes.