Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak rises to 1,607 m in California. Burst Rock stands 2,781 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Twentyone Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,607 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 22.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 21 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 29 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duckwall Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Marble Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Murphy Peak: 5.1 mi
- Mount Lewis: 5.7 mi
- Mount Provo: 7.5 mi
- West Side Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 10.6 mi
- Groveland Sports Complex: 13.5 mi
- Mary Laveroni Park: 13.9 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 16.6 mi
- Camp Twentyone Spring: 0.6 mi
- Box Spring: 1.9 mi
- Deadwood Spring: 2.9 mi
- Milk Ranch Spring: 3.2 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 4.9 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 9.4 mi
- Groveland Museum: 13.9 mi
- Nature Museum: 14.1 mi
- Groveland Jail: 14.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 14.2 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 9.6 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 19.6 mi
- Merced Grove: 21.3 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 21.5 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 22.1 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 5.3 mi
- Preston Falls: 12.9 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 16.3 mi
- Wapama Falls: 16.7 mi
- Diana Falls: 17.8 mi
- Remote Camp: 11.0 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Moccasin Point: 18.8 mi
- Oak Leaf: 21.3 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 11.2 mi
- Strawberry: 13.9 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 18.8 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 18.9 mi
- Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 21.6 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 12.2 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 12.3 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 12.6 mi
- Beach 2: 13.9 mi
- Beach 1: 14.0 mi
- Chinese Camp: 21.8 mi
- French Flat: 22.0 mi
- Carson Hill: 23.9 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 24.0 mi
- Cat Town: 24.5 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 21.2 mi
- Red Hills: 23.2 mi
- National Recreation Area: 23.3 mi
- McKays Point: 20.9 mi
- The Grotto: 22.1 mi
- East Flange Rock: 23.3 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 10.6 mi
- Dedication Garden: 11.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Thompson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burst Rock | NE 37° | 2,781 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nance Peak | ENE 74° | 2,578 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pinecrest Peak | NNE 26° | 2,574 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gillett Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,548 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bartlett Peak | ENE 68° | 2,531 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mercur Peak | ENE 64° | 2,468 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NE 38° | 2,425 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bourland Mountain | NE 44° | 2,346 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800359
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