Tara Arch in Alabama Hills

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

UTM COORDINATES:
UTM Coordinates is official name of arch
LATITUDE: N 36°36.251
LONGITUDE: W 118°07.887
ACCURACY: 23'
ELEVATION:
DIMENSIONS: Apx. 4' x 5'
(GPS measurements about 200' NW)

Tara Arch

Will need some rope to climb up the rock
to actually measure this arch.

Tara Arch

Tara Arch Rock Formations

View from Tara Arch

ROCK FORMATIONS and LANDMARKS
Landmarks to help locate Tara Arch...

Canyon of Rocks west from Tara Arch

Table Arch on trail towards Tara Arch

There are 100's of these man-made style
arches on Highway 395. There are dozens
more on Rattlesnake Hill...

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

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

MAP
Map of Alabama Hills Arches

PHOTO HERE
Satellite Image of Tara Arch

MEASUREMENTS OF ARCH:
Arches measured at the smallest opening

PHOTO HERE
Detailed Measurements for Tara 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

MORE PHOTOS OF ALABAMA HILLS
Photos included on the free campground
directory for Alabama Hills Recreation Area.

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Photos and information about Death Valley.
Includes free Campground Directory.
Death Valley National Park is about
50 miles east from Lone Pine, CA

Old house in Keeler, CA

KEELER, CALIFORNIA
Photos from Keeler.
Located on Hwy.136
13 miles east from Lone Pine, CA
What a bizarre town... a complete subculture.
Included under the listing for Ghost Towns.

TOURIST PHOTOS

CAMPGROUNDS IN THE USA
Free campgrounds in the USA

ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS

Flowers at Alabama Hills Recreation Area
March 10, 2007

WILDFLOWERS OF ALABAMA HILLS
A photo collection of wildflowers from
the Alabama Hills Recreation Area.

California Tourist Guide and Destinations
Things to do and see in California
ALABAMA HILLS RECREATION AREA
NATURAL ARCHES AND WINDOWS
TARA ARCH