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The Three Chimneys

The Three Chimneys, seen from above at true elevation

The Three Chimneys rises to 3,012 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is East Flange Rock, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3012 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.25326, -119.80169

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 11
Parks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Beach 2: 11.1 mi
  • Beach 1: 11.2 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 5.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 15.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of The Three Chimneys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakESE 118°3,581.8 m15.7 mi
Leavitt PeakENE 74°3,516 m8.5 mi
Sonora PeakNE 52°3,484 m11.4 mi
White MountainNE 49°3,470 m13.4 mi
Stanislaus PeakNE 39°3,426 m11.6 mi
Forsyth PeakESE 119°3,408.3 m13.7 mi
Craig PeakESE 123°3,379 m15.7 mi
The WatchtowerESE 116°3,332.4 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:27
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255141 — The Three Chimneys, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796283

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