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Telephone Arch

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Elevation, modelled
850 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Telescope Peak3,369 m · 22.4 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Byway1.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:11local time
Coordinates
36.4825, -117.1975
Telephone Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Telephone Arch is a natural arch in California, at a modelled 850 m. Telescope Peak stands 3,369 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Telephone Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telephone Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telescope PeakSSE 164°3,369 m22.4 mi
Rogers PeakSSE 161°3,045 m19.3 mi
Bennett PeakSSE 163°3,027 m19.9 mi
Wildrose PeakSSE 155°2,763 m15.7 mi
Bald PeakSSE 155°2,367 m13.8 mi
Pinto PeakSSW 193°2,288 m7.0 mi
White Top MountainNNW 330°2,284 m23.8 mi
Leaning RockNW 324°2,237.8 m21.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

117 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:01
June solstice05:3219:3320:11
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5815:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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