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Mount Thoreau

Mount Thoreau, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Thoreau rises to 3,872 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Emerson, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mount George Davis, also known as Mount Thoreau, is a mountain in California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q136024251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3871.6 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.22492, -118.66303

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Log Cabin: 11.6 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 12.8 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 17.7 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 20.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Second Falls: 13.0 mi
  • First Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 8.1 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 17.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Mount Thoreau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysN 350°4,263 m3.2 mi
Mount DarwinS 187°4,216 m4.0 mi
Mount MendelSSW 197°4,177 m3.6 mi
Mount TomN 2°4,145 m7.9 mi
Mount GoddardSSW 200°4,126 m9.0 mi
CloudripperSE 128°4,122 m9.2 mi
Mount FiskeS 182°4,116 m6.1 mi
Mount ThompsonSSE 154°4,115 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7931873046

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