Walt's Point
Walt's Point is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,780 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wonoga Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Walt's Point In Memory of Walter G. Millet Sept. 6, 1906 Nov. 2, 1965
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wonoga Peak: 0.7 mi
- Timosea Peak: 1.9 mi
- Owens Point: 3.1 mi
- Flat Top: 4.7 mi
- Muah Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.4 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 11.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.7 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 15.0 mi
- French Spring: 15.4 mi
- Boulder Creek: 8.0 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 8.9 mi
- Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site): 8.9 mi
- Django Unchained (movie site): 9.0 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 9.0 mi
- Cousin Jack: 9.2 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 9.3 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 9.6 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 13.1 mi
- Palette Arch: 7.7 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 7.7 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 9.0 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 9.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.2 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 17.4 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 17.5 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 17.5 mi
- Kado's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Barracks Garden: 17.6 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 7.6 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 7.6 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 7.7 mi
- Chocolate Block: 7.7 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 9.1 mi
- Swansea: 12.3 mi
- Keeler: 13.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 18.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 18.3 mi
- San Carlos: 22.9 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Spainhower Park: 9.8 mi
- Merritt Park: 17.9 mi
- Independence Park: 22.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 23.5 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 9.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 9.6 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 17.7 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 23.2 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 23.3 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 16.7 mi
- Volcano Falls: 17.6 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
- Miss Alabama: 8.6 mi
- Paiute Mural: 17.8 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Walt's Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | NW 307° | 4,419.6 m | 12.3 mi |
| Keeler Needle | NW 306° | 4,361.2 m | 12.1 mi |
| Crooks Peak | NW 306° | 4,341.7 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lewis Peak | NW 306° | 4,306.7 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Russell | NW 310° | 4,296 m | 12.7 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | NW 305° | 4,289 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Langley | WNW 297° | 4,277 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Muir | WNW 303° | 4,274.5 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9257387535
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