Empire Mill Ruins
Empire Mill Ruins is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,575 m. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tufa Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,575 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Miners Nose: 1.2 mi
- Empire Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mineral Peak: 1.9 mi
- North Sawtooth Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sawtooth Peak: 2.3 mi
- Tharp's Log: 10.7 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 10.8 mi
- Chimney Tree: 10.9 mi
- The Dead Giant: 11.1 mi
- Squatters Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 1.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 1.9 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 11.7 mi
- Tufa Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 8.8 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 2.5 mi
- Alles Cabin: 4.3 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 5.5 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 11.3 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
- Valhalla: 7.8 mi
- Window Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 21.1 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 12.2 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 14.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Empire Mill Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NE 55° | 4,205 m | 8.0 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NE 42° | 4,185 m | 7.6 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NE 43° | 4,170 m | 7.5 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NE 48° | 4,166 m | 7.7 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | NE 39° | 4,145 m | 7.8 mi |
| Black Kaweah | NE 37° | 4,140 m | 7.5 mi |
| Squaretop | NE 46° | 4,122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | NE 39° | 4,116 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3054890162
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