Ghost town · California
Kearsarge
Kearsarge is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,549 m. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tub Springs, a spring 1.5 miles away.
ghost town in Inyo County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates36.81000, -118.32500
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kearsarge Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Mary Austin: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Dragon Tooth: 3.0 mi
- Dragon Peak: 3.1 mi
Springs: 32
- Tub Springs: 1.5 mi
- Boron Springs: 3.4 mi
- McGann Springs: 3.5 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 5.5 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.4 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.7 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 7.3 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 7.4 mi
- Mist Falls: 12.4 mi
- Roaring River Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 14
- Chicken Ranch: 15.7 mi
- Boot Arch: 16.2 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 16.3 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 16.4 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Muro Blanco: 12.9 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 16.0 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 18.0 mi
- Windy Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 10.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.8 mi
- Arai Pond: 10.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.0 mi
- Kado's Garden: 11.0 mi
Natural arches: 8
- Whitney Portal Arch: 17.1 mi
- Mobius Arch: 17.5 mi
- Lathe Arch: 17.5 mi
- Heart Arch: 17.6 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 18.7 mi
Parks: 6
- Dehy Park: 6.8 mi
- Independence Park: 7.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.8 mi
- Spainhower Park: 20.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
Museums: 5
- Eastern California Museum: 6.7 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 6.8 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 20.2 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bend City: 10.8 mi
- San Carlos: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 2
- Paiute Mural: 10.9 mi
- Miss Alabama: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Kearsarge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | S 176° | 4,383 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | S 184° | 4,275 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSW 208° | 4,260 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | SSW 208° | 4,254 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Keith | S 188° | 4,249 m | 7.7 mi |
| Trojan Peak | S 177° | 4,245 m | 11.6 mi |
| Junction Peak | SSW 196° | 4,224 m | 8.5 mi |
| Caltech Peak | SSW 204° | 4,217 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 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, 7 mi away.
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