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Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker

Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker, a historic site in California
Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker, a historic site in CaliforniaGJBeideWC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker, a historic site in California
GJBeideWC · CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

About

The story

park in Inyo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49536696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1110 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.52405, -117.90558

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 12
  • Administration Circle Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 19.6 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Hot springs: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • 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
Parks: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyW 280°4,419.6 m21.8 mi
Keeler NeedleW 280°4,361.2 m21.7 mi
Crooks PeakW 279°4,341.7 m21.7 mi
Lewis PeakW 279°4,306.7 m21.6 mi
Mount RussellWNW 282°4,296 m21.9 mi
Aiguille ExtraW 279°4,289 m21.6 mi
Mount LangleyW 270°4,277 m18.5 mi
Mount MuirW 278°4,274.5 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3620:14
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0116:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 25 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816201

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