Thor Peak
Thor Peak rises to 3,751 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebersbacher Ledges, a cliff 1.0 miles away.
The story
Thor Peak is a 12,306-foot-elevation (3,751-meter) mountain summit located east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west of the community of Lone Pine, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Mount Whitney. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 3,937 feet (1,200 meters) above Whitney Portal in 1.5 mile. Hikers on the Mount Whitney Trail pass below the impressive south face of the peak.
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Wikidata Q49083267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3751 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wotan's Throne: 1.0 mi
- Candlelight Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mount Carillon: 1.3 mi
- Lewis Peak: 1.4 mi
- Aiguille Extra: 1.4 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 1.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 10.2 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 11.8 mi
- Boron Springs: 14.5 mi
- Tub Springs: 15.5 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 4.7 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 9.9 mi
- Cousin Jack: 10.6 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 11.0 mi
- Walt's Point: 11.0 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 7.8 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 7.9 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 8.0 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 8.0 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 8.1 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 11.1 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 16.5 mi
- Volcano Falls: 17.0 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.7 mi
- Kado's Garden: 11.9 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 6.3 mi
- Lathe Arch: 8.2 mi
- Mobius Arch: 8.2 mi
- Heart Arch: 8.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 8.3 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 1.0 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 8.0 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 8.3 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 8.5 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 8.5 mi
- Spainhower Park: 11.3 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Merritt Park: 12.1 mi
- Independence Park: 15.7 mi
- Dehy Park: 16.2 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 11.3 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 11.4 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 12.3 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 15.9 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 16.0 mi
- Kearsarge: 16.5 mi
- San Carlos: 17.5 mi
- Bend City: 18.3 mi
- Swansea: 20.4 mi
- Keeler: 22.6 mi
- Miss Alabama: 9.4 mi
- Paiute Mural: 12.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.0 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Thor Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | W 275° | 4,419.6 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NNW 335° | 4,383 m | 6.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | W 267° | 4,361.2 m | 1.4 mi |
| Crooks Peak | W 264° | 4,341.7 m | 1.4 mi |
| Lewis Peak | W 261° | 4,306.7 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Russell | WNW 303° | 4,296 m | 1.7 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | WSW 257° | 4,289 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Langley | SSE 159° | 4,277 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268245 — Thor Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800368
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