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Thompson Peak

Thompson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Peak rises to 1,321 m in California. Slate Mountain stands 2,829 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Skunk Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49083244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1321 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93845, -118.70856

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
Parks: 24
Attractions: 8
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 6.8 mi
  • Cabin 234: 9.7 mi
  • Cabin 236: 9.7 mi
  • Cabin 242: 9.8 mi
  • Cabin 240: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Thompson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slate MountainNE 36°2,829 m12.4 mi
Sunday PeakSSE 147°2,531 m12.8 mi
Onion Meadow PeakNE 43°2,529 m8.6 mi
Tobias PeakSE 129°2,526 m9.8 mi
Mule PeakNE 44°2,477 m7.5 mi
Bull Run PeakSE 135°2,448 m10.4 mi
Portuguese PeakSE 146°2,417 m12.3 mi
Baker PeakESE 117°2,416 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3720:15
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505664717065564741
Precip in3.73.53.11.70.80.20.10.10.10.91.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 274117 — Thompson Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358802300

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