Outpost Camp

10 mi west of Lone Pine, CA · No signal at camp

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

10,410 ftelevation

Jan, Jul, Augbest months

About Outpost Camp

Where: 10 mi west of Lone Pine, CA · 36.57133, -118.25878

Weather by month

27°

11°Jan

26°

9°Feb

28°

9°Mar

32°

15°Apr

37°

23°May

48°

32°Jun

55°

38°Jul

53°

38°Aug

48°

32°Sep

39°

24°Oct

34°

18°Nov

27°

11°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jan, Jul, Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Sep–Jun.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Mount Whitney	Hiking	at camp	8.0 mi
North Fork Lone Pine Creek	Hiking	0.7 mi	3.5 mi
Meysan Lakes	Hiking	0.9 mi	5.1 mi
Whitney Portal Nrt	Hiking	1.4 mi	4.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Truly dark

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Sequoia and Kings Canyon Dark Sky Festival (Astronomy festival), 36 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 7.5 mi
Water fill-up: 7.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Trail Camp 1.2 mi
Mt. Whitney Trailhead Campground 1.5 mi
Ravine Campground 1.7 mi
Whitney Portal 2 mi
Lone Pine 4.5 mi
Dispersed spot · 15 mi W of Lone Pine 5 mi