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Kearsarge

Kearsarge from directly overhead

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

Springs: 34
Historic sites: 20
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 5.8 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 8.6 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.7 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
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
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 10.8 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.0 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
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
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonS 176°4,383 m10.7 mi
Mount TyndallS 184°4,275 m10.7 mi
Mount StanfordSSW 208°4,260.2 m8.3 mi
Gregory's MonumentSSW 208°4,254.4 m8.4 mi
Mount KeithS 188°4,249 m7.7 mi
Trojan PeakS 177°4,245 m11.6 mi
Junction PeakSSW 196°4,224 m8.5 mi
Caltech PeakSSW 204°4,216.5 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3519:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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