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Laws Railroad Museum

Laws Railroad Museum from directly overhead

Laws Railroad Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,254 m. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Artesian Well, a spring 1.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1254 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bishop Museum & Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.39805, -118.34579
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 55
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 8.4 mi
  • Cabin: 9.1 mi
  • Cabin: 9.1 mi
  • Cabin: 9.2 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 10.7 mi
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Methuselah: 10.0 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 24.2 mi
  • Rock Monster: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Second Falls: 19.2 mi
  • First Falls: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 3.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Laws Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNNE 17°4,344 m17.0 mi
Mount HumphreysWSW 244°4,263 m20.0 mi
Mount MorganW 271°4,186 m21.3 mi
Mount TomWSW 257°4,145 m17.6 mi
CloudripperSSW 210°4,122 m20.4 mi
Mount GayleySSW 203°4,106 m22.1 mi
Vagabond PeakSSW 211°4,076 m19.9 mi
Picture PuzzleSSW 210°4,048 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3419:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0515:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1103947483

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