Pat Keyes Spring
Pat Keyes Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,288 m. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Inyo, a peak 1.3 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Inyo: 1.3 mi
- Keynot Peak: 3.2 mi
- Fossil Hill: 4.1 mi
- New York Butte: 7.7 mi
- Long John Point: 9.6 mi
- Bed Spring: 2.7 mi
- Cove Spring: 4.1 mi
- Badwater Springs: 5.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 5.0 mi
- Badwater Springs: 5.1 mi
- Sherwood Forest Tree: 10.6 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 11.5 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 11.6 mi
- Boot Arch: 11.9 mi
- Headframe: 8.5 mi
- Old dump truck bed: 8.5 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 9.7 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.4 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 11.6 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 9.5 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 9.8 mi
- Barracks Garden: 9.8 mi
- Barracks Garden: 9.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 10.0 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 12.5 mi
- Heart Arch: 12.5 mi
- Taco Bell Arch: 12.6 mi
- Mobius Arch: 12.6 mi
- Lathe Arch: 12.6 mi
- San Carlos: 8.9 mi
- Bend City: 9.6 mi
- Swansea: 16.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 18.0 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 18.0 mi
- Children's Tub: 11.9 mi
- Crystal Pool: 11.9 mi
- Bat Pool: 11.9 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 12.0 mi
- Volcano Pool: 12.5 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 13.1 mi
- Chocolate Block: 13.8 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 13.9 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 13.9 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 13.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 9.5 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 11.2 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 11.4 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 12.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 12.9 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.1 mi
- Spainhower Park: 11.0 mi
- Independence Park: 12.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 12.9 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Bat Pole: 9.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 10.0 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.7 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 15.0 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Pat Keyes Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SW 235° | 4,419.6 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Williamson | WSW 250° | 4,383 m | 19.6 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SW 235° | 4,361.2 m | 21.2 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SW 235° | 4,341.7 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SW 234° | 4,306.7 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mount Russell | WSW 237° | 4,296 m | 20.6 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SW 234° | 4,289 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Langley | SW 222° | 4,277 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 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, 13 mi away.
- singleleaf pinyon2 obs
- Utah Juniper2 obs
- Wright's buckwheat1 obs
- Desert Collared Lizard1 obs
- fivepetal cliffbush1 obs
- Plains Pricklypear1 obs
- limber pine1 obs
- Mojave Fishhook Cactus1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9284991916
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