Coso
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. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
ghost town in Inyo County, California
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 13 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 13 mi
- Padre Point · 14 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
- Coso Springs: 0.2 mi
- She Cat Spring: 0.6 mi
- Darwin Springs: 1.1 mi
- Tub Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mariposa Spring: 1.8 mi
- Silver Peak: 4.0 mi
- Coso Peak: 4.2 mi
- Iron Hill: 6.7 mi
- Pinon Peak: 7.9 mi
- Ophir Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 5.1 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 11.9 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 11.9 mi
- Viking/Talc Queen Camp: 12.6 mi
- Kopper Cabin: 15.4 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 4.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 5.0 mi
- Dirty Socks: 22.8 mi
- Lemon Inn: 23.4 mi
- Madonna: 6.7 mi
- Not A Through Street: 6.7 mi
- Egg: 6.8 mi
- Darwin Falls: 12.0 mi
- Fossil Falls: 20.5 mi
- Darwin community garden: 7.0 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 23.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | W 272° | 3,015 m | 23.9 mi |
| Maturango Peak | ESE 115° | 2,670 m | 9.3 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | ESE 121° | 2,662 m | 10.3 mi |
| Parrot Point | SE 125° | 2,540 m | 11.3 mi |
| Coso Peak | WNW 294° | 2,483 m | 4.2 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | NNW 344° | 2,357 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pinon Peak | W 280° | 2,336 m | 7.9 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | NNW 346° | 2,332 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
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