Mount Thoreau
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.
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Wikidata Q136024251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,871.6 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Emerson: 1.3 mi
- Muriel Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lamarck: 2.1 mi
- Mount Goethe: 2.5 mi
- Mount Humphreys: 3.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 12.0 mi
- Grouse Spring: 13.1 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Artesian Well: 20.2 mi
- Iodone Springs: 20.6 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 9.6 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 15.4 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 15.5 mi
- Bishop City Park: 17.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Great Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Windy Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- 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
- Rock Monster: 8.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 8.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.7 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 16.6 mi
- American Mule Museum: 17.7 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 21.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | N 350° | 4,263 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Darwin | S 187° | 4,216 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SSW 197° | 4,177 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 2° | 4,145 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Goddard | SSW 200° | 4,126 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cloudripper | SE 128° | 4,122 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Fiske | S 182° | 4,116 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Thompson | SSE 154° | 4,115 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7931873046
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