Peak · California
Tharps Rock
Tharps Rock rises to 3,261 m in California. Red Kaweah stands 4,185 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Alta Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,261 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.58534, -118.66854
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Alta Peak: 0.5 mi
- Winter Alta: 1.2 mi
- Little Blue Dome: 1.6 mi
- The Watchtower: 2.3 mi
- Sugarbowl Dome: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 28
- Tharp's Log: 4.5 mi
- Chief Sequoyah: 4.6 mi
- General Sherman Tree: 4.6 mi
- Congress Group: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Tree: 4.7 mi
Springs: 24
- Wall Spring: 6.2 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 6.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 6.7 mi
- Slide Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Tokopah Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 5.6 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 8.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Valhalla: 4.6 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 21.0 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 23.1 mi
- Muro Blanco: 23.8 mi
Parks: 6
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 14.7 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 21.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 6.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 19.0 mi
- Jumping Rock: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 21.3 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 22.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Natural Arch: 22.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kearsarge: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Tharps Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kaweah | ESE 109° | 4,185 m | 9.6 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | ESE 109° | 4,170 m | 9.7 mi |
| Second Kaweah | ESE 110° | 4,166 m | 10.4 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | ESE 107° | 4,145 m | 9.3 mi |
| Black Kaweah | ESE 108° | 4,140 m | 8.9 mi |
| Squaretop | ESE 110° | 4,122 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | ESE 107° | 4,116 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bilko Pinnacle | ESE 110° | 4,087 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268170 — Tharps Rock, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/4881720470
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