ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS
ALABAMA HILLS RECREATION AREA
California Tourist Guide and Destinations
"NEAR ELUSIVE ARCH"

UTM COORDINATES:
UTM Coordinates is official name of arch
LATITUDE: N 36°36.340
LONGITUDE: W 118°06.812
ACCURACY:
ELEVATION:
DIMENSIONS: Apx. 8' opening
See detailed measurements below

Near Elusive Arch

Near Elusive Arch

This arch is near the Elusive Arch...
Barely can be called an arch, but there
is a solid connection between the fingers.
Given a few years and erosion will
separate the pieces. March 2007

There are several minor arches in the area.
See: MISC.05
These are photos with limited descriptions
of some smaller minor arches.

Elusive Arch Rock Formations

ROCK FORMATIONS and LANDMARKS
Landmarks to help locate Elusive Arch...
From the Three Balanced Rocks look east.
The arch is located in this rock formation
Walk around the left side of above rock
formation and approach from the back.

DIRECTIONS:
From Lone Pine, CA / Hwy.395
(At the only stop light in town)
Turn west on Whitney Portal Road
In 2 1/2 miles turn on Movie Road
Take Movie Flat Road 1 mile
Turn right...

ROAD CONDITIONS
Whitney Portal Road is paved.
Movie Flat Road is a maintained
dirt surface with washboards.

MAP
Map of Alabama Hills Arches

Satellite Image of Near Elusive Arch

MEASUREMENTS OF ARCH:
Arches measured at the smallest opening

PHOTO HERE
Detailed Measurements for Near Elusive Arch
Grid measurements available in future release

ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS
There are hundreds of natural arches throughout
Alabama Hills Recreation Area. The best way to
find arches is by walking around the rock formations.
The arches blend in with the surrounding rocks.

Alabama Hills Recreation Area

Alabama Hills were named in the 1860's during
the Civil War by Southern sympathizers in honor
of the Confederate warship CSS Alabama. The
Alabama Hills Recreation Area was dedicated
in 1969 by Bureau of Land Management and
encompasses almost 30,000 acres.

MOVIES FILMED IN ALABAMA HILLS
Several movies have been filmed in this area,
including Gunga Din, The Lone Ranger, ect...

MOVIE LOCATIONS IN ALABAMA HILLS
Locations of movies filmed in the Alabama Hills.
Locations have been matched with images from
the movie. Directions to help find the locations.
Included are GPS coordinates and satellite photos.

INDIAN GRINDING STONES AND MORTARS
You can find several Indian Mortars in the Alabama
Hills and surrounding area.

Whitney Portal Road

Sign at Alabama Hills Recreation Area

Movie Flat Road

Movie Flat Road