Thurston Peaks
Thurston Peaks rises to 2,179 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pony Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,179 m
How to reach it
107 named places within 25 miles
- Pony Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Twin Sisters Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Cabin Peak: 6.2 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.2 mi
- Lowden Park: 19.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 21.2 mi
- Tonkin Park: 21.7 mi
- Commons Park in Willow Creek, CA: 21.8 mi
- Marble Springs: 5.8 mi
- China Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.2 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 14.3 mi
- High Spring: 21.0 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 11.1 mi
- Gray Falls: 14.6 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Dedrick: 9.9 mi
- Canon City: 10.2 mi
- Minersville: 23.0 mi
- Negro Flat: 23.0 mi
- Bigfoot Statue: 21.7 mi
- Gonzalez Bigfoot Statue: 21.8 mi
- Museum Bigfoot Statue: 21.8 mi
- Gold Panner: 21.9 mi
- Russell Cabin: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Lookout: 12.6 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 19.0 mi
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 19.3 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Ironsides Museum: 16.2 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 19.1 mi
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 20.3 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 20.9 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 16.2 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Hayfork Reservoir: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thurston Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NE 55° | 2,726 m | 10.6 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NE 56° | 2,714 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Hilton | ENE 70° | 2,694 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | ENE 69° | 2,662 m | 11.9 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,609 m | 15.6 mi |
| Wedding Cake | ENE 58° | 2,605 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gibson Peak | E 83° | 2,560 m | 18.0 mi |
| Siligo Peak | E 82° | 2,482 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAR 4 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358777333
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