Bat Pole
Bat Pole is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Waucoba Mountain stands 3,392 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Children's Tub, a hot spring 2.2 miles away. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
146 named places within 25 miles
- Lower Warm Springs: 2.3 mi
- Palm Spring: 2.9 mi
- Upper Warm Spring: 4.9 mi
- Badwater Springs: 5.3 mi
- Badwater Springs: 5.3 mi
- Keynot Peak: 10.3 mi
- Mount Inyo: 10.6 mi
- Black Top: 10.8 mi
- New York Butte: 11.8 mi
- Saline Peak: 12.4 mi
- Teakettle Junction: 14.5 mi
- Marble Bath: 15.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 17.0 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 18.7 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 19.4 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 19.4 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 19.7 mi
- Barracks Garden: 19.7 mi
- Barracks Garden: 19.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 19.9 mi
- Headframe: 14.5 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 14.5 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 18.8 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 19.4 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 19.6 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 18.7 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 20.9 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 20.9 mi
- Heart Arch: 21.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 21.4 mi
- Children's Tub: 2.2 mi
- Crystal Pool: 2.3 mi
- Bat Pool: 2.3 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 2.3 mi
- Wizard Pool: 2.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 17.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 17.0 mi
- San Carlos: 17.9 mi
- Bend City: 18.3 mi
- Swansea: 18.7 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 21.7 mi
- Chocolate Block: 22.0 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 22.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 22.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 22.1 mi
- Spainhower Park: 18.9 mi
- Merritt Park: 20.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Independence Park: 21.8 mi
- Dehy Park: 22.2 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 19.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 22.1 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 22.2 mi
- Paiute Mural: 20.0 mi
- Miss Alabama: 20.8 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bat Pole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waucoba Mountain | NW 326° | 3,392 m | 20.0 mi |
| Keynot Peak | WSW 239° | 3,382 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Inyo | WSW 252° | 3,339 m | 10.6 mi |
| New York Butte | SW 217° | 3,248 m | 11.8 mi |
| Wünüpü Peak | NNW 328° | 3,151 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mazourka Peak | NW 307° | 2,863 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Peak | S 177° | 2,793 m | 17.0 mi |
| Tin Mountain | ENE 70° | 2,721 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 22 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11006289112
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