The Thumb
The Thumb rises to 4,058 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcony Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
The Thumb is a 13,356-foot-elevation (4,071-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Inyo County of northern California. It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) east of Middle Palisade, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west-northwest of Birch Mountain, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Mount Bolton Brown. The Thumb ranks as the 83rd-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises over 2,500 feet (760 meters) above Birch Lake in approximately one mile. The John Muir Trail traverses below the southwest aspect of the mountain, providing an optional approach access.
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Wikidata Q49083035, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4058 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Balcony Peak: 1.2 mi
- Disappointment Peak: 1.2 mi
- Middle Palisade: 1.3 mi
- Norman Clyde Peak: 1.6 mi
- Birch Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Grouse Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 7.9 mi
- Fish Springs: 10.5 mi
- Scotty Spring: 11.5 mi
- Big Seeley Spring: 12.6 mi
- First Falls: 3.7 mi
- Second Falls: 4.3 mi
- Triple Falls: 8.5 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 17.5 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 10.8 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 11.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 18.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 20.0 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 20.0 mi
- Windy Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Great Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Muro Blanco: 12.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 20.1 mi
- American Mule Museum: 20.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 22.9 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 23.0 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 23.2 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 22.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 9.9 mi
- Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 22.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 23.2 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.2 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of The Thumb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | WNW 293° | 4,343 m | 4.1 mi |
| Starlight Peak | WNW 293° | 4,323.7 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Sill | WNW 298° | 4,316 m | 3.6 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | WNW 293° | 4,298.2 m | 3.9 mi |
| Middle Palisade | W 267° | 4,278.2 m | 1.3 mi |
| Split Mountain | SSE 160° | 4,269 m | 3.7 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | WNW 295° | 4,268 m | 4.3 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | W 259° | 4,258.6 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:00 | 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, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796276
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