Museum of Western Film History
Museum of Western Film History is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,137 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Southern Inyo Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack: 3.9 mi
- Long John Point: 5.9 mi
- New York Butte: 7.9 mi
- Owens Point: 8.6 mi
- Wonoga Peak: 8.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.0 mi
- French Spring: 6.3 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 6.6 mi
- Goat Springs: 8.3 mi
- Bed Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 1.1 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 2.9 mi
- Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site): 3.1 mi
- Django Unchained (movie site): 3.1 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 3.2 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 0.5 mi
- Cousin Jack: 0.8 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 4.9 mi
- Headframe: 4.9 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 6.9 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 2.5 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 2.5 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 3.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 3.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 3.6 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 9.8 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 9.9 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 9.9 mi
- Barracks Garden: 10.0 mi
- Barracks Garden: 10.0 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 20.9 mi
- Children's Tub: 21.3 mi
- Crystal Pool: 21.3 mi
- Bat Pool: 21.3 mi
- Chocolate Block: 3.1 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 3.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 3.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 3.2 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 3.5 mi
- Swansea: 10.2 mi
- Keeler: 13.1 mi
- San Carlos: 14.5 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 15.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 15.4 mi
- Spainhower Park: 0.6 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.4 mi
- Independence Park: 15.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 16.2 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 0.4 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 15.9 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 16.0 mi
- Miss Alabama: 2.1 mi
- Paiute Mural: 10.3 mi
- Bat Pole: 19.1 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 21.6 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.7 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Museum of Western Film History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | W 263° | 4,419.6 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Williamson | WNW 285° | 4,383 m | 14.3 mi |
| Keeler Needle | W 262° | 4,361.2 m | 12.9 mi |
| Crooks Peak | W 262° | 4,341.7 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lewis Peak | W 262° | 4,306.7 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Russell | W 267° | 4,296 m | 12.7 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | W 261° | 4,289 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Langley | WSW 242° | 4,277 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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