Cliff · California
Thompson Bluff
Thompson Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 111 m. Black Lassic stands 1,791 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Trees, a attraction 2.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 111 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.33903, -123.86948
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Baldy: 3.0 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.7 mi
- The Peaks: 4.9 mi
- Kerr Peak: 6.1 mi
- Grasshopper Mountain: 6.1 mi
Parks: 19
- Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: 10.2 mi
- South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 11.9 mi
- South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 11.9 mi
- South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 12.2 mi
- Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- Giant Trees: 2.6 mi
- Founders Tree: 3.0 mi
- Dyerville Giant: 3.1 mi
- Shrine Drive Thru Tree: 4.9 mi
- Flat Iron Tree: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan: 3.0 mi
- Stephen Tyng Mather: 3.3 mi
- Rockefeller Redwood Forest: 3.8 mi
- Childrens Forest Plaque: 4.9 mi
- Myers Plaque: 5.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Alder Spring: 16.4 mi
- Miller Spring: 19.0 mi
- Bonus Spring: 19.1 mi
- Telegraph Spring: 20.6 mi
- Pepperwood Spring: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dyerville Overlook: 3.0 mi
- Garden Club of America Grove Day Use Area: 3.7 mi
- Williams Grove Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
- Blue Slide Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Big Trees Day Use Area: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Humboldt Redwoods State Park: 3.5 mi
- Bull Creek State Wilderness: 4.7 mi
- Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Bull Creek State Wilderness: 5.7 mi
- John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Duckett Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Scotia Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Zenia Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Kaluna Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Impassable at high tide - Lost Coast Trail: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 3
- Bureau of Land Management Lands: 23.1 mi
- Giant Wooden Cross: 23.2 mi
- Mario Machi: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Dyerville River Bar: 3.0 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Pepperwood Falls: 8.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Scotia Fisheries Museum: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Cape Mendocino Light: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Thompson Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lassic | E 90° | 1,791 m | 17.3 mi |
| Signal Peak | E 91° | 1,786 m | 16.6 mi |
| Red Lassic | E 93° | 1,785 m | 17.3 mi |
| Coffee Pot | ESE 102° | 1,712 m | 19.2 mi |
| Goat Hill | E 99° | 1,662 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tierney Peak | ENE 67° | 1,568 m | 17.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,567 m | 16.4 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 80° | 1,462 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Precip in | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 10.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly Creek SP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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