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Thimble Peak

Thimble Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
2988 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66241, -120.06046

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Parks: 26
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Museums: 4
  • 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
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopE 88°3,164 m3.2 mi
The SistersE 90°3,094 m2.8 mi
Red Lake PeakNE 49°3,067 m5.2 mi
Stevens PeakNE 40°3,061 m6.5 mi
Raymond PeakESE 108°3,055 m12.9 mi
Hawkins PeakENE 63°3,052 m11.4 mi
Pyramid PeakNNW 337°3,042.818 m13.7 mi
AgassizNNW 336°3,038 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4920:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800354

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