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Mount Inyo

Mount Inyo, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Inyo rises to 3,339 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pat Keyes Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,339 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73493, -117.98564

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Attractions: 18
  • Sherwood Forest Tree: 9.4 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 9.7 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 10.4 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 10.4 mi
  • Boot Arch: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Headframe: 7.3 mi
  • Old dump truck bed: 7.3 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 9.1 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Administration Circle Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 9.5 mi
Natural arches: 9
  • Hitching Post Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Heart Arch: 11.4 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 11.4 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Paul's Paradise: 11.9 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 12.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 12.7 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Children's Tub: 12.7 mi
  • Crystal Pool: 12.7 mi
  • Bat Pool: 12.7 mi
  • Sunrise Pool: 12.7 mi
  • Volcano Pool: 13.3 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Paiute Mural: 9.5 mi
  • Bat Pole: 10.6 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Mount Inyo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWSW4,420 m20.1 mi
Mount WilliamsonWSW4,383 m18.8 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW4,361 m20.2 mi
Crooks PeakWSW4,342 m20.2 mi
Lewis PeakWSW4,307 m20.2 mi
Mount RussellWSW4,296 m19.7 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW4,289 m20.3 mi
Mount LangleySW4,277 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3419:3620:15
September equinox06:4118:1618:50
December solstice07:0216:0016:40

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254816 — Mount Inyo, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796103

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