Ghost town · California
San Carlos
San Carlos is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,141 m. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bend City, a ghost town 1.1 miles away.
human settlement in California, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates36.80400, -118.12600
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fossil Hill: 6.8 mi
- Mount Inyo: 9.1 mi
- Keynot Peak: 11.3 mi
- Independence Peak: 11.8 mi
- Mazourka Peak: 12.0 mi
Springs: 35
- Bee Springs: 3.7 mi
- Willow Springs: 3.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 3.9 mi
- Barrel Springs: 6.7 mi
- Johnson Spring: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Camouflage Net Factory: 5.8 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 5.8 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 13.9 mi
- Prospect: 14.1 mi
- Cousin Jack: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 16
- Chicken Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 11.7 mi
- Boot Arch: 11.8 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 12.0 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 9
- Arai Pond: 5.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 5.5 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 5.6 mi
- Barracks Garden: 5.6 mi
Natural arches: 8
- Mobius Arch: 13.2 mi
- Heart Arch: 13.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 13.2 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 13.9 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Paul's Paradise: 13.8 mi
- Chocolate Block: 15.2 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 15.2 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 15.3 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 15.3 mi
Hot springs: 6
- Children's Tub: 19.5 mi
- Crystal Pool: 19.5 mi
- Bat Pool: 19.5 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 19.5 mi
- Volcano Pool: 19.9 mi
Parks: 5
- Independence Park: 3.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 4.3 mi
- Merritt Park: 5.5 mi
- Spainhower Park: 13.9 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Mary Austin's House: 4.2 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 4.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 18.4 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 18.4 mi
- Mist Falls: 23.4 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 23.7 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Paiute Mural: 5.5 mi
- Miss Alabama: 14.4 mi
- Bat Pole: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 6.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of San Carlos. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SW 225° | 4,383 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSW 212° | 4,296 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SW 229° | 4,275 m | 15.6 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SW 222° | 4,266 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Stanford | WSW 245° | 4,260 m | 16.5 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | WSW 245° | 4,254 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Keith | WSW 239° | 4,249 m | 14.0 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SW 223° | 4,245 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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, 4 mi away.
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