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Overview
In 1942, the United States government ordered more than 110,000 men, women, and children to leave their homes and detained them in remote, military-style camps. Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps where the US government incarcerated Japanese immigrants ineligible for citizenship and Japanese American citizens during World War II.
Location
Directions
Manzanar is located on the west side of U.S. Highway 395, 9 miles north of Lone Pine, California and 6 miles south of Independence, CA.
Weather Notes
Manzanar is located in the Owens Valley at 4,000' elevation, at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada. We get little precipitation but we do have four distinct seasons. Summer temperatures can soar over 100 degrees. Winter highs are usually in the 40's. Nighttime temperatures year round are 30 to 40 degrees less than daytime highs. High winds are common in any season.
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(760) 878-2194Sat
71°F
3 to 13 mph W
Sun
67°F
5 to 15 mph W
Mon
67°F
2 to 8 mph NE
Tue
75°F
2 to 12 mph E
Wed
78°F
1 to 9 mph ENE
Thu
78°F
3 to 10 mph N
Fri
82°F
1 to 12 mph NE