Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker
Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,110 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Swansea, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Park in Inyo County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49536696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,110 m
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 23 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 23 mi
- Padre Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cerro Gordo Peak: 6.7 mi
- Long John Point: 6.9 mi
- Haystack: 7.6 mi
- Conglomerate Mesa: 8.6 mi
- New York Butte: 8.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mexican Spring: 6.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 10.1 mi
- Goat Springs: 10.3 mi
- French Spring: 11.6 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Boulder Creek: 4.1 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 6.2 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 11.0 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 12.7 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 3.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 3.4 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 8.4 mi
- Headframe: 8.4 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.6 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 19.3 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 19.5 mi
- Barracks Garden: 19.6 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 19.6 mi
- Kado's Garden: 19.7 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 8.6 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 12.3 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 12.4 mi
- Palette Arch: 12.4 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 12.4 mi
- Swansea: 0.1 mi
- Keeler: 3.1 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 6.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 6.2 mi
- San Carlos: 22.9 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
- Children's Tub: 20.8 mi
- Crystal Pool: 20.8 mi
- Bat Pool: 20.8 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 20.8 mi
- Miss Alabama: 11.8 mi
- Bat Pole: 18.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 19.9 mi
- Not A Through Street: 24.8 mi
- Egg: 24.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 12.2 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.2 mi
- Chocolate Block: 12.3 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 12.4 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 13.4 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Spainhower Park: 10.6 mi
- Merritt Park: 19.9 mi
- Independence Park: 24.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 10.2 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 10.5 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 15.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | W 280° | 4,420 m | 21.8 mi |
| Keeler Needle | W 280° | 4,361 m | 21.7 mi |
| Crooks Peak | W 279° | 4,342 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lewis Peak | W 279° | 4,307 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Russell | WNW 282° | 4,296 m | 21.9 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | W 279° | 4,289 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Langley | W 270° | 4,277 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Muir | W 278° | 4,275 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 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, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816201
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