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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
1,321 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93845, -118.70856

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 42
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 MountainNE2,829 m12.4 mi
Sunday PeakSSE2,531 m12.8 mi
Onion Meadow PeakNE2,529 m8.6 mi
Tobias PeakSE2,526 m9.8 mi
Mule PeakNE2,477 m7.5 mi
Bull Run PeakSE2,448 m10.4 mi
Portuguese PeakSE2,417 m12.3 mi
Baker PeakESE2,416 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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