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Thimble Peak

Thimble Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Thimble Peak rises to 1,936 m in California. Tin Mountain stands 2,721 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lostman Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1936 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81217, -117.04034

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 36
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada: 12.9 mi
  • The Last Supper: 12.9 mi
  • Sit Here!: 12.9 mi
  • Ghost Rider: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Parks: 2
  • Cottonwood Park: 16.9 mi
  • Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Telephone Arch: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thimble Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tin MountainWNW 283°2,721 m23.6 mi
Grapevine PeakNNW 330°2,663.3 m12.2 mi
Wahguyhe PeakNNW 338°2,629.8 m9.5 mi
Mount PalmerNW 322°2,409 m8.3 mi
White Top MountainW 264°2,284 m20.7 mi
Leaning RockWSW 256°2,237.8 m22.1 mi
Tucki MountainSSW 193°2,050.1 m22.1 mi
Bare MountainE 84°1,925.4 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2619:00
June solstice05:3019:3320:11
September equinox06:3718:1218:47
December solstice06:5815:5616:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F54606876869610210092776252
Precip in0.20.60.20.10.10.00.20.10.00.10.10.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stovepipe Wells 1 SW, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Death Valley National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Sep and Jun; busiest: Mar.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236239 — Thimble Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358777257

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