Dirty Socks
Dirty Socks is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,076 m. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cartago Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Los Angeles Department of Public Works
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 25 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 25 mi
- Padre Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cartago Peak: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 7.9 mi
- Olancha Peak: 8.0 mi
- Muah Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Timosea Peak: 9.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.0 mi
- Olivas Spring: 12.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.1 mi
- Lower Centennial Spring: 14.2 mi
- Lemon Inn: 1.7 mi
- Boulder Creek: 12.2 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 13.5 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 18.2 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 19.3 mi
- Walt's Point: 11.2 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 12.8 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 12.9 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 14.1 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 14.5 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 18.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 18.2 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 18.8 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 19.2 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 19.2 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 18.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 18.0 mi
- Chocolate Block: 18.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 18.2 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 19.6 mi
- Keeler: 12.7 mi
- Swansea: 14.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 18.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 18.2 mi
- Coso: 22.8 mi
- Miss Alabama: 18.7 mi
- Not A Through Street: 23.4 mi
- Egg: 23.4 mi
- Madonna: 23.5 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 3.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
- Spainhower Park: 19.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 18.5 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 18.9 mi
- Volcano Falls: 21.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 24.5 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Darwin community garden: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Dirty Socks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langley | NW 315° | 4,277 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount LeConte | NW 316° | 4,245.9 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Mallory | NW 316° | 4,221.5 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Corcoran | NW 316° | 4,194 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mount Pickering | NW 310° | 4,105 m | 20.6 mi |
| Joe Devel Peak | NW 307° | 4,063 m | 20.4 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | NW 322° | 3,941 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cirque Peak | NW 307° | 3,930 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:35 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12096569560
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