Peak · California
Devils Thumb
Devils Thumb rises to 1,118 m in California. Slate Mountain stands 2,829 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1118 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.94725, -118.71281
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Thompson Peak: 0.7 mi
- Corral Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lone Pine Mountain: 2.1 mi
- North Cold Spring Peak: 2.3 mi
- Gibbon Peak: 3.0 mi
Springs: 47
- Skunk Spring: 0.9 mi
- Cain Spring: 2.0 mi
- North Cold Spring: 2.2 mi
- Poison Oak Spring: 2.6 mi
- Chute Spring: 3.9 mi
Parks: 24
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 13.8 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 14.0 mi
- Bartlett Park: 14.0 mi
- Padre Francisco Garces Historical Monument: 15.7 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 8
- Trail of 100 Giants: 6.8 mi
- Cabin 234: 9.8 mi
- Cabin 236: 9.8 mi
- Cabin 242: 9.8 mi
- Cabin 240: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cholollo Falls: 8.6 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 9.9 mi
- South Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 12.6 mi
- Seven Teacups: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Treaty of 1851: 13.7 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 16.6 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fountain Springs: 12.0 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 15.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Porterville Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Parker Bluffs: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Devils Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Mountain | NE 39° | 2,829 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sunday Peak | SSE 148° | 2,531 m | 13.5 mi |
| Onion Meadow Peak | NE 47° | 2,529 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tobias Peak | SE 130° | 2,526 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mule Peak | NE 49° | 2,477 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | SE 136° | 2,448 m | 11.0 mi |
| Portuguese Peak | SSE 147° | 2,417 m | 12.9 mi |
| Baker Peak | ESE 119° | 2,416 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270867 — Devils Thumb, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/8746373536
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