Thunder Mountain (Tulare County, California)

Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
	East aspect, from Mt. Tyndall
Highest point
Elevation	13,523+ ft (4,122+ m) NAVD 88
Prominence	525 ft (160 m)
Listing	SPS Mountaineers Peak; Western States Climbers Star peak;
Coordinates	36°40′08″N 118°28′33″W / 36.6689524°N 118.4757769°W
Geography
	Thunder Mountain
Location	Tulare County California, U.S.
Parent range	Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Brewer
Climbing
First ascent	1905 by George Davis
Easiest route	Climb, class 3–4

Thunder Mountain is located in the northern part of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. The summit marks a point on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks and is 0.6 miles (1 km) north of Table Mountain and south 2.8 miles (4.5 km) Mount Brewer. Thunder pass, on the mountains east side, has an elevation of 12,720+ feet (3 877+ m).^[5] This pass marks the western end of the Kings-Kern Divide.

The mountain was named by George R. Davis, a topographer with the United States Geological Survey. He made the first ascent, in August 1905, to establish a benchmark on the summit.^[6] The name appears on the Mt. Whitney, USGS 30 minute topographic map of 1905,^[7] and was officially recognized by the Board on Geographic Names in 1928.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Thunder Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
^ ^a ^b "Thunder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 252, 276 & 362. ISBN 978-0871561473.
^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.
^ Whitney Quadrangle (Map) (1st ed.). 1:12500. USGS. 1907. Retrieved 2016-03-24 – via USC Digital Library.

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[pb-1] "Thunder Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.

[2] "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-03-24.

[wsc-3] "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

[gnis-4] "Thunder Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

[Roper-5] Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 252, 276 & 362. ISBN 978-0871561473.

[Browning-6] Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.

[7] Whitney Quadrangle (Map) (1st ed.). 1:12500. USGS. 1907. Retrieved 2016-03-24 – via USC Digital Library.

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