Haystack
Haystack rises to 1,412 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old dump truck bed, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,412 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Long John Point: 2.0 mi
- New York Butte: 4.3 mi
- Keynot Peak: 7.0 mi
- Mount Inyo: 8.7 mi
- Fossil Hill: 8.8 mi
- French Spring: 4.5 mi
- Goat Springs: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.0 mi
- Bed Spring: 7.5 mi
- Cove Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 4.2 mi
- Yellow Sky (movie site): 6.8 mi
- Boulder Creek: 6.8 mi
- Eye of Alabama: 6.9 mi
- Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site): 7.0 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 1.5 mi
- Headframe: 1.6 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 4.3 mi
- Cousin Jack: 4.7 mi
- Owens Lake-Silver Lead Furnace Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 6.3 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 6.4 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 7.0 mi
- Palette Arch: 7.1 mi
- Heart Arch: 7.3 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 11.7 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 11.9 mi
- Barracks Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
- Kado's Garden: 12.1 mi
- Children's Tub: 18.2 mi
- Crystal Pool: 18.2 mi
- Bat Pool: 18.2 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 18.2 mi
- Wizard Pool: 18.8 mi
- Swansea: 7.6 mi
- Keeler: 10.7 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 12.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 12.0 mi
- San Carlos: 15.3 mi
- Chocolate Block: 6.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 6.9 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 7.0 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 7.1 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 7.3 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 3.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 4.0 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 17.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 17.7 mi
- Spainhower Park: 4.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
- Merritt Park: 12.4 mi
- Independence Park: 17.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 17.9 mi
- Miss Alabama: 5.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 12.3 mi
- Bat Pole: 16.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 19.8 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Haystack. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | W 263° | 4,420 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Williamson | W 280° | 4,383 m | 18.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | W 262° | 4,361 m | 16.7 mi |
| Crooks Peak | W 262° | 4,342 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lewis Peak | W 262° | 4,307 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Russell | W 265° | 4,296 m | 16.6 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | W 261° | 4,289 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Langley | WSW 247° | 4,277 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816197
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