Peak · California
Tharps Peak
Tharps Peak rises to 841 m in California. Paradise Peak stands 2,854 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Slick Rock Recreation Area, a park 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 841 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.39495, -118.93204
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Blossom Peak: 3.1 mi
- Lemon Hill: 3.7 mi
- Barton Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Limekiln Hill: 4.1 mi
- Horn Mountain: 5.0 mi
Springs: 29
- Gassenberg Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 10.3 mi
- Indian Painting Spring: 10.6 mi
- Coon Spring: 10.7 mi
- McClure Spring: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Tunnel Rock: 10.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 13.9 mi
- Buttress Tree: 14.2 mi
- Parker Group: 14.3 mi
- Auto Log: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Marble Falls: 13.4 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Tufa Falls: 18.9 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Old Ranger Station: 12.8 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 14.5 mi
- Alles Cabin: 15.2 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 19.0 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Museums: 5
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 14.7 mi
- ImagineU Children's Museum: 20.2 mi
- Tulare County Museum: 22.5 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Dry Creek Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 7.3 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 9.0 mi
- Ralph S. Moore Rose Garden: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- World's Largest Olive: 16.3 mi
- End of Trail Statue: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Valhalla: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Tharps Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Peak | ENE 66° | 2,854 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cahoon Rock | E 95° | 2,798 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ampitheater Dome | ENE 61° | 2,768 m | 14.6 mi |
| Homer's Nose | E 94° | 2,734 m | 10.8 mi |
| Dennison Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,645 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pine Top Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,418 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Fin | NE 56° | 2,329 m | 14.4 mi |
| Castle Rock Spire | ENE 56° | 2,316 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lemon Cove, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802281
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