The Three Chimneys
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
- 18.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 19 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Peak: 2.9 mi
- Cooper Peak: 3.2 mi
- Granite Dome: 4.0 mi
- Burst Rock: 5.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 3.2 mi
- Box Spring: 10.2 mi
- Sachse Spring: 12.0 mi
- White Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hull Creek Spring: 17.2 mi
- Sardine Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 13.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 15.1 mi
- Carson Falls: 17.5 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 6.0 mi
- Bridgeport: 16.9 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 17.4 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 18.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 18.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 18.9 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 11.0 mi
- Beach 2: 11.1 mi
- Beach 1: 11.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
- East Flange Rock: 1.8 mi
- Bloods Point: 20.0 mi
- Strawberry: 12.2 mi
- Old Jail: 24.4 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 14.7 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 5.7 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 15.0 mi
- Peep Sight: 16.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | ESE 118° | 3,581.8 m | 15.7 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | ENE 74° | 3,516 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sonora Peak | NE 52° | 3,484 m | 11.4 mi |
| White Mountain | NE 49° | 3,470 m | 13.4 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | NE 39° | 3,426 m | 11.6 mi |
| Forsyth Peak | ESE 119° | 3,408.3 m | 13.7 mi |
| Craig Peak | ESE 123° | 3,379 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Watchtower | ESE 116° | 3,332.4 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
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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