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Coso

Coso from directly overhead

Coso is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,772 m. Round Mountain stands 3,015 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Coso Springs, a spring 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town in Inyo County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17780, -117.64600

118 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 57
Peaks: 28
Historic sites: 16
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.1 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.2 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chinook helicopter: 4.9 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 5.0 mi
  • Dirty Socks: 22.8 mi
  • Lemon Inn: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Conglomerate Double Arch: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainW 272°3,015 m23.9 mi
Maturango PeakESE 115°2,670 m9.3 mi
Parkinson PeakESE 121°2,662 m10.3 mi
Parrot PointSE 125°2,540 m11.3 mi
Coso PeakWNW 294°2,483 m4.2 mi
Malpais MesaNNW 344°2,357 m18.8 mi
Pinon PeakW 280°2,336 m7.9 mi
Conglomerate MesaNNW 346°2,332 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3419:3420:12
September equinox06:3918:1518:49
December solstice06:5916:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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