Cartago Wildlife Area
Cartago Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,095 m. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lemon Inn, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
Cartago Wildlife Area does not require the purchase of a hunting pass for entry. Entry permits and/or passes or special drawing may be required for hunting on some Type C wildlife areas.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 26 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 26 mi
- Padre Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cartago Peak: 4.6 mi
- Olancha Peak: 6.8 mi
- Muah Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 8.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 11.0 mi
- Olivas Spring: 11.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.1 mi
- Lower Centennial Spring: 14.6 mi
- Lemon Inn: 0.5 mi
- Dirty Socks: 1.2 mi
- Boulder Creek: 13.2 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 14.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 19.4 mi
- Walt's Point: 11.6 mi
- Keeler Ruins: 14.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo: 14.1 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 15.3 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 18.8 mi
- Palette Arch: 18.8 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 19.9 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 19.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 18.7 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 18.7 mi
- Chocolate Block: 18.8 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 18.8 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 20.3 mi
- Keeler: 13.9 mi
- Swansea: 15.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 19.4 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 19.4 mi
- Coso: 23.1 mi
- Miss Alabama: 19.4 mi
- Not A Through Street: 24.0 mi
- Egg: 24.0 mi
- Madonna: 24.0 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 3.9 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 24.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Spainhower Park: 19.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 19.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 19.7 mi
- Volcano Falls: 20.9 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 24.2 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Darwin community garden: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Cartago Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Langley | NW 319° | 4,277 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount LeConte | NW 319° | 4,245.9 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Mallory | NW 319° | 4,221.5 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Corcoran | NW 319° | 4,194 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Pickering | NW 313° | 4,105 m | 20.7 mi |
| Joe Devel Peak | NW 311° | 4,063 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | NW 325° | 3,941 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cirque Peak | NW 311° | 3,930 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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