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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
3339 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73493, -117.98564

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
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: 15
  • 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: 11
  • Administration Circle Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 9.4 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 WhitneyWSW 238°4,419.6 m20.1 mi
Mount WilliamsonWSW 253°4,383 m18.8 mi
Keeler NeedleWSW 237°4,361.2 m20.2 mi
Crooks PeakWSW 237°4,341.7 m20.2 mi
Lewis PeakWSW 237°4,306.7 m20.2 mi
Mount RussellWSW 239°4,296 m19.7 mi
Aiguille ExtraWSW 236°4,289 m20.3 mi
Mount LangleySW 224°4,277 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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