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Keynot Peak

Keynot Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Keynot Peak rises to 3,382 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away.

About

The story

Keynot Peak is an 11,105-foot (3,385 m) mountain in the Inyo Mountains of Inyo County, California U.S. The summit is the highest point in the Inyo Mountains Wilderness Area which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located east of the Owens Valley and U.S. Route 395.

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Wikidata Q49041380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3382 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.70743, -117.96231
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 18
  • Sherwood Forest Tree: 8.6 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 9.8 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 10.3 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 10.3 mi
  • Eye of Alabama: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Headframe: 5.5 mi
  • Old dump truck bed: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 9.4 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 9.6 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Administration Circle Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 10.8 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Hitching Post Arch: 10.8 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 10.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 11.1 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Paul's Paradise: 11.5 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 11.9 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 12.0 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.0 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 12.0 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Children's Tub: 12.4 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 12.5 mi
  • Bat Pool: 12.5 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 12.5 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 13.1 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Bat Pole: 10.3 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 10.8 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Keynot Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWSW 244°4,419.6 m20.3 mi
Mount WilliamsonW 260°4,383 m19.7 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW 244°4,361.2 m20.4 mi
Crooks PeakWSW 243°4,341.7 m20.4 mi
Lewis PeakWSW 243°4,306.7 m20.4 mi
Mount RussellWSW 246°4,296 m19.9 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW 243°4,289 m20.4 mi
Mount LangleySW 230°4,277 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3620:15
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0116:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226555 — Keynot Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768691

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