ambassador magma - Apr 10, 2024 8:21 am Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2024
Nice route
Parked along the highway just up the road from Hell's Gate. Once you locate the exit drainage from the large wash on the left, the route is straightforward and mostly obvious. On this day I was overtaken and passed halfway up by seven college girls from Harvard on Spring Break. We met again on the summit. Good day in DVNP.
Murgh - Jan 18, 2023 10:22 am Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2023
Morning hike
Good trail, but definitely a lot of elevation change in the last 2 miles.
A Bit - May 1, 2022 5:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2022
From Daylight Pass Road
Great temps, no wind, no clouds and only saw two others on the entire hike.
IronHiker - Mar 22, 2022 6:00 am Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2022
Windy!
After we left the wash, a steady 20-25 mph wind blasted us. Views were worth every step. Cool volcanic rocks in the cliff bands. Remarkable summit.
Marmootle - Dec 27, 2020 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2020
Amazing Views!
This is a really fun climb! Trail takes you up a wash, before winding along a ridge to the summit. Nothing technical, but the views are worth the strenuous hike. You can see all the way to mount Whitney and down to badwater basin from the summit.
Wallylongridge - Feb 2, 2018 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2018
Where’s the Wine
This was a better hike then I thought it would be. Bring your A game, OK maybe your B- game.
dakine - Feb 20, 2017 8:12 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2015
Lost and Found
Got off route on the way up (too far west) and scrambled up steep & loose, but found the ridge on the way down. Amazing views and great weather.
jdmorehouse - Nov 12, 2016 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2016
East Ridge
2nd ascent (#48 on 2nd DPS list finish). This time by the east ridge. Nice use trail, well ducked where necessary. The views begin in earnest once on the ridge.
Beautiful hike up the ridge route. Though the vast fields of gold are gone, there are still many, many flowers blooming up there, of many species. Yellowthroats were all over the top 800 vertical feet or so, and bees were buzzing on the summit.
Super Dave - Mar 27, 2016 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2016
Great Climb
Great climb up the ridge route. Really enjoyed the scenery and desert plant life. Had climbed Thimble in the morning, then Corkscrew in the afternoon. Trip Report
colinr - Mar 3, 2016 1:25 am Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2016
Nice morning
The desert floor was carpeted in green, ready to explode into a superbloom. I enjoyed the cacti. The views once near the summit were outstanding and the run down was quick.
gimpilator - Jan 8, 2015 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2015
6 days in the desert
We climbed the wash route and descended the ridge route. Heather fell while scrambling in the gully and cut herself up a bit. Thankfully she was not seriously hurt.
In 6 days we also did Eagle Mountain, Beatty Mountain, Bonanza Mountain, Sutherland Mountain, Rainbow Mountain, Black Peak, Thimble Peak, Manly Beacon, Golden Canyon Peak, Jubilee Mountain, and Pyramid Peak. We also explored Rhylite Ghost Town, Leadfeild Ghost Town, Titus Canyon, Golden Canyon, Sidewinder Canyon, Badwater, Mosaic Canyon, and the Mesquite Dunes.
cab - Nov 3, 2014 10:52 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2014
From Daylight Pass Road
Climbed this with a large DPS group for one of the member's list finish. Champagne and whiskey on top made for a good party.
RaymondShevsky - Dec 20, 2013 2:25 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2013
At last!
Have wanted to tag this one sinc 2008, but never got around to it. Unimpeachable views over Death Valley National Park - and on the other side, Thimble and the Grapevines blanketed in snow. Fun times!
A fairly strenuous half-day hike with a good elevation gain -- it becomes much more challenging when hiking in hot weather. It was 92 at the base when I started was approaching 100 when I returned. Looks like the hiking season is winding down for these peaks in DVNP, but the heat meant I saw no one all day, which is nice. The views from this peak are absolutely incredible, and I encountered a herd of bighorn sheep on the ascent, as well as a pair of swallows at the top, who proceeded to swoop by my head a half-dozen times. Wish I could have done the buttes after this, but I instead headed to Stovepipe Wells for a $4 shower.
Corkscrew itself is not nearly as interesting by itself, but the side trip up Little Corkscrew makes the climb. Little Corkscrew is a narrow knife edge on a ridge below the main peak. It even has its own sign in register. If you're going to do Corkscrew, do yourself a favor and include a side trip to Little Corkscrew. You won't regret it, and it really doesn't take you much out of the way.
RoryKuykendall - Jan 10, 2013 12:13 am Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2013
Beautiful
Perfect winter day in Death Valley. This is a very steep hike. I was impressed by how many names there were in the register from the last few weeks. People are gettin after it! The views from the top of this mountain to Badwater in the south, and Mount Whitney in the west are remarkable. Death Valley is the best.
Climbed with Caz from the Corkscrew Peak sign on the Daylight Pass road. Worked up the wash to the right and attained the ridge from there. Long, steep trail the rest of the way. A calf burner. Made the Panamint Springs burger and beer afterward quite worth it!
westtex - Apr 17, 2012 12:40 am Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2012
ambassador magma - Apr 10, 2024 8:21 am Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2024
Nice routeParked along the highway just up the road from Hell's Gate. Once you locate the exit drainage from the large wash on the left, the route is straightforward and mostly obvious. On this day I was overtaken and passed halfway up by seven college girls from Harvard on Spring Break. We met again on the summit. Good day in DVNP.
Murgh - Jan 18, 2023 10:22 am Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2023
Morning hikeGood trail, but definitely a lot of elevation change in the last 2 miles.
A Bit - May 1, 2022 5:27 pm Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2022
From Daylight Pass RoadGreat temps, no wind, no clouds and only saw two others on the entire hike.
IronHiker - Mar 22, 2022 6:00 am Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2022
Windy!After we left the wash, a steady 20-25 mph wind blasted us. Views were worth every step. Cool volcanic rocks in the cliff bands. Remarkable summit.
Marmootle - Dec 27, 2020 9:27 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2020
Amazing Views!This is a really fun climb! Trail takes you up a wash, before winding along a ridge to the summit. Nothing technical, but the views are worth the strenuous hike. You can see all the way to mount Whitney and down to badwater basin from the summit.
Wallylongridge - Feb 2, 2018 8:13 pm Date Climbed: Jan 30, 2018
Where’s the WineThis was a better hike then I thought it would be. Bring your A game, OK maybe your B- game.
dakine - Feb 20, 2017 8:12 pm Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2015
Lost and FoundGot off route on the way up (too far west) and scrambled up steep & loose, but found the ridge on the way down. Amazing views and great weather.
jdmorehouse - Nov 12, 2016 3:47 pm Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2016
East Ridge2nd ascent (#48 on 2nd DPS list finish). This time by the east ridge. Nice use trail, well ducked where necessary. The views begin in earnest once on the ridge.
jfrishmanIII - Apr 4, 2016 5:39 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2016
FlowersBeautiful hike up the ridge route. Though the vast fields of gold are gone, there are still many, many flowers blooming up there, of many species. Yellowthroats were all over the top 800 vertical feet or so, and bees were buzzing on the summit.
Super Dave - Mar 27, 2016 10:04 pm Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2016
Great ClimbGreat climb up the ridge route. Really enjoyed the scenery and desert plant life. Had climbed Thimble in the morning, then Corkscrew in the afternoon. Trip Report
colinr - Mar 3, 2016 1:25 am Date Climbed: Feb 20, 2016
Nice morningThe desert floor was carpeted in green, ready to explode into a superbloom. I enjoyed the cacti. The views once near the summit were outstanding and the run down was quick.
gimpilator - Jan 8, 2015 1:35 pm Date Climbed: Jan 6, 2015
6 days in the desertWe climbed the wash route and descended the ridge route. Heather fell while scrambling in the gully and cut herself up a bit. Thankfully she was not seriously hurt.
In 6 days we also did Eagle Mountain, Beatty Mountain, Bonanza Mountain, Sutherland Mountain, Rainbow Mountain, Black Peak, Thimble Peak, Manly Beacon, Golden Canyon Peak, Jubilee Mountain, and Pyramid Peak. We also explored Rhylite Ghost Town, Leadfeild Ghost Town, Titus Canyon, Golden Canyon, Sidewinder Canyon, Badwater, Mosaic Canyon, and the Mesquite Dunes.
cab - Nov 3, 2014 10:52 am Date Climbed: Nov 1, 2014
From Daylight Pass RoadClimbed this with a large DPS group for one of the member's list finish. Champagne and whiskey on top made for a good party.
RaymondShevsky - Dec 20, 2013 2:25 pm Date Climbed: Dec 7, 2013
At last!Have wanted to tag this one sinc 2008, but never got around to it. Unimpeachable views over Death Valley National Park - and on the other side, Thimble and the Grapevines blanketed in snow. Fun times!
jtellis - Apr 28, 2013 12:48 pm Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2013
Hot dayA fairly strenuous half-day hike with a good elevation gain -- it becomes much more challenging when hiking in hot weather. It was 92 at the base when I started was approaching 100 when I returned. Looks like the hiking season is winding down for these peaks in DVNP, but the heat meant I saw no one all day, which is nice. The views from this peak are absolutely incredible, and I encountered a herd of bighorn sheep on the ascent, as well as a pair of swallows at the top, who proceeded to swoop by my head a half-dozen times. Wish I could have done the buttes after this, but I instead headed to Stovepipe Wells for a $4 shower.
ManyGlacierMountaineer - Feb 24, 2013 10:23 pm
Corkscrew2011 - w/ Xenja Poljakowa.
It was the 1st ascent for both of us in Death Valley.
And Mr. Rory Kuykendoll... you and I both know Death Valley isn't the best, that distinction goes to Glacier.
jdmorehouse - Feb 19, 2013 9:00 pm
Little Corkscrew Peak Makes This OneCorkscrew itself is not nearly as interesting by itself, but the side trip up Little Corkscrew makes the climb. Little Corkscrew is a narrow knife edge on a ridge below the main peak. It even has its own sign in register. If you're going to do Corkscrew, do yourself a favor and include a side trip to Little Corkscrew. You won't regret it, and it really doesn't take you much out of the way.
RoryKuykendall - Jan 10, 2013 12:13 am Date Climbed: Jan 8, 2013
BeautifulPerfect winter day in Death Valley. This is a very steep hike. I was impressed by how many names there were in the register from the last few weeks. People are gettin after it! The views from the top of this mountain to Badwater in the south, and Mount Whitney in the west are remarkable. Death Valley is the best.
WOLFrising - Jan 5, 2013 11:57 pm
Steep Hike!Winter 2013
Climbed with Caz from the Corkscrew Peak sign on the Daylight Pass road. Worked up the wash to the right and attained the ridge from there. Long, steep trail the rest of the way. A calf burner. Made the Panamint Springs burger and beer afterward quite worth it!
westtex - Apr 17, 2012 12:40 am Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2012
Nice and HotNice little climb