Cerro Gordo Ghost Town
Cerro Gordo Ghost Town is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,487 m. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Cerro Gordo Mines, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
abandoned mines located in the Inyo Mountains, California
Dates from 1865.
Wikidata Q3665157, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1866
What to expect
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 19 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 19 mi
- Padre Point · 19 mi
- Turnout · 29 mi
165 named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Gordo Spring: 3.6 mi
- Mexican Spring: 4.3 mi
- Goat Springs: 12.2 mi
- Big Dodd Spring: 12.7 mi
- Little Dodd Spring: 12.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Peak: 0.5 mi
- Conglomerate Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Malpais Mesa: 7.5 mi
- Long John Point: 10.5 mi
- New York Butte: 10.8 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 7.0 mi
- Boulder Creek: 10.3 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 16.0 mi
- Dirty Socks: 18.2 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 18.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 5.3 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 5.5 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 6.2 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 12.1 mi
- Headframe: 12.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 21.8 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 23.4 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 23.7 mi
- Barracks Garden: 23.7 mi
- Barracks Garden: 23.7 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 2.8 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 17.9 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 17.9 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 18.0 mi
- Palette Arch: 18.1 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 16.8 mi
- Children's Tub: 18.5 mi
- Crystal Pool: 18.5 mi
- Bat Pool: 18.6 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 18.6 mi
- Bat Pole: 17.0 mi
- Miss Alabama: 17.3 mi
- Not A Through Street: 21.8 mi
- Egg: 21.8 mi
- Madonna: 21.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 0.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 0.0 mi
- Keeler: 5.6 mi
- Swansea: 6.1 mi
- Darwin: 21.8 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 17.9 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 17.9 mi
- Chocolate Block: 18.0 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 18.1 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 18.9 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Spainhower Park: 15.8 mi
- Merritt Park: 24.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 15.4 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 15.7 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 23.6 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 19.4 mi
- Darwin Falls: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langley | W 268° | 4,277 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | W 274° | 3,941 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cirque Peak | W 260° | 3,930 m | 24.9 mi |
| Woollyback | W 266° | 3,913 m | 22.9 mi |
| The Fin | W 267° | 3,878 m | 23.7 mi |
| Trailmaster Peak | WSW 258° | 3,817.6 m | 24.3 mi |
| Army Pass Point | W 263° | 3,770.07 m | 24.3 mi |
| Trail Peak | WSW 251° | 3,539 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3472284346
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