- Elevation, modelled
- 1,190 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Mount Whitney4,419.6 m · 12.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:16local time
- Coordinates
- 36.7299, -118.1570
Arai Pond is a garden in California, at a modelled 1,190 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Arai Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SW 216° | 4,419.6 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Williamson | WSW 239° | 4,383 m | 10.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SW 215° | 4,361.2 m | 13.0 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SW 215° | 4,341.7 m | 13.0 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SW 214° | 4,306.7 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Russell | SW 218° | 4,296 m | 12.2 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SW 214° | 4,289 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | WSW 243° | 4,275 m | 11.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Fossil Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mount Inyo: 9.5 mi
- Independence Peak: 9.9 mi
- Mount Williamson: 10.0 mi
- Mount Bradley: 10.1 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 4.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 6.6 mi
- Boron Springs: 7.4 mi
- Bee Springs: 7.7 mi
- Willow Springs: 8.6 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 0.5 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 0.7 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 9.2 mi
- Cousin Jack: 9.8 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.0 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 5.9 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 6.8 mi
- Boot Arch: 6.8 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 7.0 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 7.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 0.2 mi
- Kado's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 8.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 8.2 mi
- Heart Arch: 8.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 8.8 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 9.2 mi
- San Carlos: 5.4 mi
- Bend City: 6.3 mi
- Kearsarge: 10.8 mi
- Swansea: 19.9 mi
- Keeler: 23.0 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 8.9 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 10.3 mi
- Chocolate Block: 10.3 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 10.5 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.5 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 17.7 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 19.5 mi
- Mist Falls: 22.5 mi
- Children's Tub: 21.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 21.9 mi
- Bat Pool: 21.9 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 21.9 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 22.2 mi
- Merritt Park: 0.1 mi
- Independence Park: 5.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 5.8 mi
- Spainhower Park: 9.8 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 5.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 5.6 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 10.0 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 10.4 mi
- Paiute Mural: 0.1 mi
- Miss Alabama: 9.8 mi
- Bat Pole: 19.9 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 8.4 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 5 mi away.
- Desert Spiny Lizard25 obs
- Sacred Datura19 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard16 obs
- Frémont Cottonwood14 obs
- desert dandelion14 obs
- Wapiti14 obs
- Fourwing Saltbush9 obs
- Zebra-tailed Lizard8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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