Thimble Peak
Thimble Peak rises to 2,988 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Covered Wagon Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,988 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 18 mi
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Covered Wagon Peak: 0.8 mi
- Melissa Coray Peak: 1.3 mi
- Glove Rock: 1.7 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fourth of July Peak: 2.0 mi
- Wester Park: 6.3 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 13.5 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 14.6 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 15.0 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 3.8 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 4.9 mi
- Singleton Springs: 9.7 mi
- Jim Quinn Spring: 9.9 mi
- Ham Spring: 10.3 mi
- Machado Postpile: 1.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.3 mi
- Detox Wall: 10.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 10.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 13.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.1 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 20.1 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 20.2 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 13.0 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 4.4 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 4.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 8.5 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 14.9 mi
- Old Jail: 16.2 mi
- Pope Beach: 19.1 mi
- Kiva Beach: 19.2 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 20.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 21.4 mi
- Nevada Beach: 22.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 19.1 mi
- Balancing Rock: 22.8 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 23.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 23.4 mi
- Leoni House: 24.4 mi
- Linder Grove: 10.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 11.6 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 11.9 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 14.6 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 17.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 15.1 mi
- Baldwin Home: 19.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.7 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 24.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 16.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.1 mi
- St Theresa: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Thimble Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | E 88° | 3,164 m | 3.2 mi |
| The Sisters | E 90° | 3,094 m | 2.8 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NE 49° | 3,067 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NE 40° | 3,061 m | 6.5 mi |
| Raymond Peak | ESE 108° | 3,055 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | ENE 63° | 3,052 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NNW 337° | 3,043 m | 13.7 mi |
| Agassiz | NNW 336° | 3,038 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800354
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 22 mi
- Homewood · 30 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 30 mi
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