Thimble Peak, California

Elevation Info	Summit: 6381 feet NAVD88 Elevation (?): 6384 ft / 1946 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36.812011, -117.040518 (Dec Deg) 36° 48' 43'' N, 117° 2' 26'' W (DMS) 496386 E, 4074019 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Map Source	US Geological Survey (1:24,000)     Sheet: Thimble Peak (O36117g1)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	Inyo
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 77      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 72) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2024-01-26 V, Brice TR-48 2022-02-27 Molinare, Matt 2022-02-09 Wing, Kathy TR-62 2022-01-14 Hernquist, Rob TR-308 2021-04-21 Grant, Josh TR-4 strava.com 2021-03-04 Nuernberger, Josef TR-145 ramblr.com 2021-01-10 Basis, Stav stavislost.com 2019-12-14 Thompson, Ray TR-271 2017-12-27 Song, Steven stevensong.com 2017-12-27 Robinson, Jake TR-9 2017-02-14 Burd, Bob snwburd.com 2015-02-11 Raether, Don TR-40 2015-01-03 Walker, Adam 🌋 nwhikers.net 2013-04-01 Dodge, Daryn TR-95 2006-01 Buhl, David TR-5
Peak Lists that contain Thimble Peak      Desert Summits Book-Peak List (Rank #166)      Mojave Desert Peaks Book-Peak List (Rank #21)      California Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #852)      Bartell's Death Valley National Park List (Rank #38)
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Thimble Peak overlooking Death Valley Photo by David Parratt. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 1061 ft/323 m   Optimistic Prominence: 1101 ft/335 m   Key Col: 5320 ft/1622 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 2.34 mi/3.77 km    Isolation Limit Point: 36.8433, -117.0242 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mount Palmer  (NNE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Intermountain West Range3: Great Basin Ranges Range4: West Great Basin Ranges Range5: Amargosa Range
Drainage Basins	Death Valley Great Basin Internal Drainage-N.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
Ownership	Land: Death Valley National Park Wilderness/Special Area: Death Valley Wilderness Area
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Thimble Peak, Peak 6136, Corkscrew Peak from left to right (1970). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.

Thimble BM (2019-12-14). Photo by Ray Thompson. Click here for larger-size photo.

Thimble as seen from Titanothere Peak. (2020-12-06). Photo by Ray Thompson. Click here for larger-size photo.

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