Thunderbolt Peak
Thunderbolt Peak rises to 4,268 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the southeast, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Starlight Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Thunderbolt Peak is a peak in the Palisades group located in the Sierra Nevada of California. It rises to 14,009 feet (4,270 m) and could be considered the thirteenth-highest peak in the state, but since the peak has less than 300 feet (91 m) of prominence it is usually considered a subsidiary peak of North Palisade. But if it is considered a separate mountain peak, Thunderbolt Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Sierra Nevada. The first ascent was attempted by a party of very well-known climbers. During the climb, a lightning bolt struck very close to Jules Eichorn, breaking his concentration. The mountain was named in commemoration of this event.
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Wikidata Q7799118, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,268 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Starlight Peak: 0.2 mi
- North Palisade: 0.3 mi
- Polemonium Peak: 0.4 mi
- Mount Winchell: 0.7 mi
- Apex Peak: 0.7 mi
- Grouse Spring: 4.8 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 9.5 mi
- Fish Springs: 14.3 mi
- Scotty Spring: 15.4 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 16.3 mi
- Second Falls: 4.3 mi
- First Falls: 4.5 mi
- Triple Falls: 8.1 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 13.4 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 13.6 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 15.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 18.7 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.7 mi
- Windy Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Great Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Muro Blanco: 13.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.9 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 23.8 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 19.1 mi
- American Mule Museum: 19.8 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 5.6 mi
- John Muir Rock: 18.8 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.1 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Kearsarge: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Thunderbolt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | SE 143° | 4,343 m | 0.3 mi |
| Starlight Peak | SE 142° | 4,324 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mount Sill | E 98° | 4,316 m | 0.8 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | SE 135° | 4,298 m | 0.4 mi |
| Middle Palisade | SE 125° | 4,278 m | 3.2 mi |
| Split Mountain | SE 135° | 4,269 m | 7.5 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | SE 127° | 4,259 m | 3.4 mi |
| Barrett Peak | SE 130° | 4,258 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800380
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