How the West Was Won (movie site)
How the West Was Won (movie site) is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,427 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunga Din (movie site), a attraction 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lone Pine Peak: 6.3 mi
- Candlelight Peak: 6.9 mi
- Haystack: 7.6 mi
- Owens Point: 7.6 mi
- Thor Peak: 7.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 4.3 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 5.6 mi
- French Spring: 8.6 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 9.2 mi
- Bed Spring: 10.3 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 0.1 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 0.2 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 0.5 mi
- Django Unchained (movie site): 0.8 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 0.8 mi
- Cousin Jack: 3.0 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 3.2 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 3.3 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 7.8 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 8.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 0.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 0.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 0.4 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 1.4 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 1.4 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 7.9 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 8.0 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 8.0 mi
- Kado's Garden: 8.1 mi
- Barracks Garden: 8.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 17.9 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Children's Tub: 23.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 23.9 mi
- Bat Pool: 23.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 0.5 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 2.0 mi
- Chocolate Block: 2.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 2.1 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 2.1 mi
- San Carlos: 13.4 mi
- Swansea: 13.9 mi
- Bend City: 14.4 mi
- Keeler: 16.6 mi
- Kearsarge: 17.5 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 17.9 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 18.6 mi
- Volcano Falls: 23.1 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 23.2 mi
- Spainhower Park: 3.6 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Merritt Park: 8.4 mi
- Independence Park: 13.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 14.1 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 3.8 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 13.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 13.9 mi
- Miss Alabama: 2.0 mi
- Paiute Mural: 8.3 mi
- Bat Pole: 21.7 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 16.6 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of How the West Was Won (movie site). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | WSW 256° | 4,419.6 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Williamson | WNW 287° | 4,383 m | 10.5 mi |
| Keeler Needle | WSW 255° | 4,361.2 m | 9.3 mi |
| Crooks Peak | WSW 255° | 4,341.7 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lewis Peak | WSW 254° | 4,306.7 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Russell | W 261° | 4,296 m | 9.1 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | WSW 254° | 4,289 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Langley | SW 225° | 4,277 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11474759814
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