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Whitney Portal Arch

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Elevation, modelled
1,648 m
Tallest summit within 13.2 miles
Mount Whitney4,419.6 m · 7.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:15local time
Coordinates
36.6022, -118.1558
Whitney Portal Arch, seen from above at true elevation

Whitney Portal Arch is a natural arch in California, at a modelled 1,648 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Men from Now (movie site), a attraction 1.5 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Whitney Portal Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWSW 258°4,419.6 m7.7 mi
Mount WilliamsonWNW 293°4,383 m9.4 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW 256°4,361.2 m7.7 mi
Crooks PeakWSW 256°4,341.7 m7.7 mi
Lewis PeakWSW 255°4,306.7 m7.7 mi
Mount RussellW 264°4,296 m7.5 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW 254°4,289 m7.7 mi
Mount LangleySW 220°4,277 m7.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Natural arches: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 3
Hot springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3519:3720:15
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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