Little Lake California Map
Explore Little Lake, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Little Lake, California
| City | Little Lake |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Inyo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.936614 |
| Longitude | -117.906741 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 93527, 93542, 93543 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| County Seat | Independence |
About Little Lake, California
Little Lake is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Little Lake is located at 35.9366°N, 117.9067°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93527, 93542, 93543.Little Lake anchors the stark, volcanic expanse of Rose Valley, where the earth holds the heat of the sun long after the light has retreated. It lies 25.4 miles north-northwest of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 329°T), and is situated 34.6 miles east-northeast of Wofford Heights. The landscape is defined by the jagged, basaltic remnants of ancient lava flows, providing a rough, porous texture to the ground that contrasts with the stillness of the water nearby. Within the Sierra Canyons Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the air remains thin and dry, carrying the faint, sharp scent of sagebrush across the plains. Two miles away, the dark, fractured obsidian at Fossil Falls marks the remnants of a cooling earth, standing as a silent, geologic sentinel over a terrain that feels stripped of pretense and softened only by the shifting, violet shadows of dusk.
Little Lake serves as a quiet witness to the currents of transience that have moved through this corridor for generations, its history marked by the steady pulse of travelers navigating the interior routes. While the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the transit of those passing through, the region retains a singular, unadorned character shaped by its isolation. Eight miles to the west, Chimney Creek traces a path through the arid brush, a reminder of the water that dictates the limits of survival in such a desiccated climate. Beyond the immediate basin, the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada emerge on the horizon like a pale, jagged promise, emphasizing the vast, open silence that defines the daily existence of Little Lake.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Sierra Canyons Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.3 mi, 276° W
- Fossil Falls Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.4 mi, 041° NE
- Sacatar Trail Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.7 mi, 245° SW · 53k acres
- Little Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 031° NE
- California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 169° S
- Owens Peak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.4 mi, 190° S · 77k acres
- Sacatar Meadows Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.1 mi, 287° W · 300 acres
- Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 9.8 mi, 329° NW · 2.0M acres
- Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.3 mi, 215° SW · 1,886 acres
- Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 13.4 mi, 290° W · 1.1M acres
- Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.6 mi, 293° NW · 25k acres
- Big Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 15.3 mi, 062° NE
- Little Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 076° E
- Walker's Pass (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 200° S
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374 (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 146° SE
- Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 146° SE
- Plane (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 144° SE
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 143° SE
- China Lake Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 143° SE
- Maturango Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 148° SE
- Hunting Blinds (Public Artwork) — 25.2 mi, 148° SE
- Chinook helicopter (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 047° NE
- F-14 Tomcat airplane (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 047° NE
- The Joshua Tree album location (Monument) — 28.7 mi, 018° N
- Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 247° SW
- Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 31.8 mi, 281° W · 353k acres
- Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 33.5 mi, 028° NE · 3.4M acres
- Panamint City (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 079° E
- The Rand Desert Museum (Museum) — 41.7 mi, 160° S
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 53.4 mi, 291° W
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About This Little Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Little Lake, California. Coordinates: 35.936614, -117.906741. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Little Lake includes the ZIP code (93527, 93542, 93543), telephone area code (760), county seat of Inyo County (Independence), and school district assignment.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
