Iron Man (movie site)
Iron Man (movie site) is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,471 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Man of Steel (movie site), a attraction 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BLM
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack: 7.3 mi
- Lone Pine Peak: 7.5 mi
- Fossil Hill: 7.9 mi
- Candlelight Peak: 7.9 mi
- The Cleaver: 8.8 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 4.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.3 mi
- French Spring: 7.6 mi
- Bed Spring: 9.1 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 10.1 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 0.4 mi
- Boot Arch: 0.6 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 0.7 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 1.1 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 1.3 mi
- Cousin Jack: 3.2 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 3.5 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 4.2 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 6.5 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 6.9 mi
- Heart Arch: 1.2 mi
- Mobius Arch: 1.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 1.2 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 2.1 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 2.1 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 6.6 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 6.7 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 6.7 mi
- Kado's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Barracks Garden: 6.8 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 22.8 mi
- Crystal Pool: 22.8 mi
- Bat Pool: 22.8 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 22.8 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 1.9 mi
- Chocolate Block: 3.2 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 3.2 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 3.4 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 3.4 mi
- San Carlos: 12.0 mi
- Bend City: 13.0 mi
- Swansea: 14.1 mi
- Kearsarge: 16.7 mi
- Keeler: 17.0 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 18.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 19.7 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 22.7 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 22.7 mi
- Spainhower Park: 3.5 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 7.1 mi
- Independence Park: 12.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 12.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 3.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 12.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 12.7 mi
- Miss Alabama: 2.7 mi
- Paiute Mural: 7.0 mi
- Bat Pole: 20.6 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 15.4 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Iron Man (movie site). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | WSW 249° | 4,419.6 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Williamson | W 280° | 4,383 m | 10.6 mi |
| Keeler Needle | WSW 248° | 4,361.2 m | 10.2 mi |
| Crooks Peak | WSW 248° | 4,341.7 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lewis Peak | WSW 247° | 4,306.7 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Russell | WSW 253° | 4,296 m | 9.8 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | WSW 247° | 4,289 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Langley | SW 221° | 4,277 m | 9.9 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5659215939
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