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Thunder Mountain

Elevation
4,122 m
#1,174
in the world
#211
in United States
525 m
prominence

Thunder Mountain is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,122 m, the 211th highest in United States, part of the Great Western Divide.

Elevation
4,122 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
525 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#1,174
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,122 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
525 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.669, -118.476
First ascent
1905

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#211of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Great Western Divide
#2of 15
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,174of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Table Mountain4,119 m1.0 km
Mount Jordan4,045 m2.8 km
South Guard4,027 m2.8 km
Midway Mountain4,163 m3.0 km
Mount Genevra3,983 m4.0 km
Milestone Mountain3,905 m4.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Thunder Mountain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
VisaliaUnited States130,10482 km
DinubaUnited States23,70283 km
PortervilleUnited States56,05883 km
ReedleyUnited States25,56987 km
TulareUnited States62,31593 km

About this mountain

At 4,122 m, this peak ranks #1,174 by elevation among the 14,634 peaks in this dataset. It stands in the Great Western Divide range in California, 1 km from Table Mountain at 4,119 m and 3 km from Midway Mountain at 4,163 m. With a topographic prominence of 525 m, it rises significantly above the surrounding ridges. The first recorded ascent was in 1905.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Thunder Mountain?
Thunder Mountain rises to 4,122 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Thunder Mountain?
Thunder Mountain is in United States, in California.
Where does Thunder Mountain rank?
It is the 211th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,174 worldwide.
When was Thunder Mountain first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1905.
What is the nearest city to Thunder Mountain?
Visalia, United States, about 82 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.