Thimble Peak
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
- 11.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Devil's Corn Field · 14 mi
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 26 mi
- Zabriskie Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lostman Spring: 2.0 mi
- Klare Spring: 3.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.1 mi
- Cave Rock Spring: 4.3 mi
- Daylight Spring: 5.9 mi
- Corkscrew Peak: 3.5 mi
- Death Valley Buttes: 7.2 mi
- Mount Palmer: 8.3 mi
- Sharp Peak: 9.0 mi
- Wahguyhe Peak: 9.5 mi
- Leadfield: 2.6 mi
- Chloride City: 11.4 mi
- Bullfrog: 12.6 mi
- Rhyolite: 13.3 mi
- Gold Center: 15.6 mi
- Mesquite Dunes: 11.5 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Town: 13.2 mi
- Burnt Wagons: 15.4 mi
- Salt Creek: 15.4 mi
- 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
- Rhyolite Bottle House: 13.1 mi
- Rhyolite School Ruins: 13.1 mi
- Rhyolite Ghost Casino: 13.3 mi
- Harmony Borax Works: 24.7 mi
- Goldwell Open Air Museum: 12.9 mi
- Beatty Museum & Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- Scotty's Castle: 22.5 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 16.9 mi
- Robert A. and Florence Revert Park: 17.0 mi
- Crescent Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Grapevine Canyon Pass: 22.5 mi
- Death Valley National Park: 24.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,721 m | 23.6 mi |
| Grapevine Peak | NNW 330° | 2,663.3 m | 12.2 mi |
| Wahguyhe Peak | NNW 338° | 2,629.8 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Palmer | NW 322° | 2,409 m | 8.3 mi |
| White Top Mountain | W 264° | 2,284 m | 20.7 mi |
| Leaning Rock | WSW 256° | 2,237.8 m | 22.1 mi |
| Tucki Mountain | SSW 193° | 2,050.1 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bare Mountain | E 84° | 1,925.4 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 102 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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
Day trips start here
- Death Valley National Park · 25 mi
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