Thompson Peak
Thompson Peak rises to 2,726 m in California. Caesar Peak stands 2,714 m to the east-northeast, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wedding Cake, a peak 0.6 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Thompson Peak is a mountain (a high point on a tall granite ridge) in Trinity County, California. At 9,001 feet, it is the highest peak in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, and the second highest in Northern California west of the Cascades. It is the highest point in a ridge that also features Wedding Cake, another well-known Trinity Alps peak. Thompson Peak is the highest Peak in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, a vast assemblage of craggy granite mountains in northwestern California (Trinity Alps Wilderness is the seventh largest designated wilderness area in California). (Quote from Per SP member Ed Cooper) "It is incorrect to say that there is no longer glacial activity in the area. The Thompson Glacier lies below the North Face of Thompson Peak. Late in the season, when most of the winter snow has melted, the crevasses and ice of this glacier are exposed. There is another smaller body of snow/ice to the right of the Thompson Glacier, below the north face that might also be considered a small glacier. Further, there is definitely one small glacier on a nearby peak that has crevasses and clearly displays glacier ice." Thompson Peak has steep north and east faces and a gentle southwest slope. Permanent snow fields fill its wide north cirque and also below its east face. It is usually climbed from Canyon Creek Trail, ascending the class 2-3 South Ridge from the east. This route has an 8000 feet elevation gain. About 10 miles.
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Wikidata Q7795763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,726 m
How to reach it
91 named places within 25 miles
- Wedding Cake: 0.6 mi
- Caesar Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Hilton: 3.0 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Grizzly Butte: 3.1 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 0.8 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- China Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 8.9 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 20.2 mi
- High Spring: 22.5 mi
- Russell Cabin: 4.6 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 19.4 mi
- Stamp mill: 22.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 22.6 mi
- Dedrick: 9.5 mi
- Canon City: 11.7 mi
- Minersville: 17.3 mi
- Negro Flat: 20.6 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Lowden Park: 19.6 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.7 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 24.1 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 12.8 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 22.3 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 14.8 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Scott Museum: 18.3 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 19.5 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caesar Peak | ENE 67° | 2,714 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Hilton | S 186° | 2,694 m | 3.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 129° | 2,662 m | 3.0 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,609 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wedding Cake | S 179° | 2,605 m | 0.6 mi |
| Gibson Peak | ESE 113° | 2,560 m | 10.0 mi |
| Siligo Peak | ESE 116° | 2,482 m | 8.6 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | ESE 108° | 2,476 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796280
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 25 mi
- French Gulch · 30 mi
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