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Bodie

Bodie from directly overhead

Bodie is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,555 m. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Shop, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

ghost town in California, United States

What the record says

Founded
1876

How to reach it

Coordinates38.21222, -119.01222

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 41
Historic sites: 19
  • Carpenter Shop: 0.0 mi
  • Stone Ruins: 0.0 mi
  • Bottle Works (Site): 0.1 mi
  • Machinery: 0.2 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 0.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 18.5 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 18.6 mi
  • Navy Beach: 18.8 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Warm Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • The Elbow: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Bodie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSW 231°3,791 m20.5 mi
Dunderberg PeakSW 234°3,774 m17.5 mi
Mount WarrenSW 217°3,758 m19.2 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 245°3,756 m20.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakWSW 244°3,731 m20.6 mi
Virginia PeakWSW 242°3,657 m21.3 mi
Black MountainSW 230°3,584 m18.8 mi
Camiaca PeakWSW 238°3,574 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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