Tharp's Log
Tharp's Log is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,083 m. Triple Divide Peak stands 3,839 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Tree, a attraction 0.3 miles away.
The story
place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q7710807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bobcat Point: 0.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.5 mi
- Moro Rock: 1.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.1 mi
- Panther Peak: 2.2 mi
- Wall Spring: 1.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 2.2 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 2.3 mi
- Slide Spring: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 7.2 mi
- Chimney Tree: 0.3 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 0.3 mi
- The Three Amigos: 0.6 mi
- Squatters Cabin: 0.7 mi
- The Dead Giant: 0.7 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Marble Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 4.4 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 1.1 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 3.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 10.4 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 10.7 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 12.5 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.9 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
- Valhalla: 8.7 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Window Cliffs: 23.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 18.2 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 1.7 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 18.0 mi
- Jumping Rock: 18.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 24.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.7 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Tharp's Log. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Divide Peak | E 79° | 3,839 m | 12.0 mi |
| Glacier Ridge | ENE 69° | 3,767 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lion Rock | E 82° | 3,767 m | 11.2 mi |
| Copper Mine Peak | ENE 76° | 3,762.76 m | 10.8 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ESE 105° | 3,731 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ESE 114° | 3,714 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Stewart | E 86° | 3,708 m | 10.5 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | E 96° | 3,658 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3591533237
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