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Thunder Mountain (Amador County, California)

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171: 138: 547: 164: 131: 26: 515: 86: 612: 264:. The mountain has two peaks, the 9,414-foot (2,869 m) main peak and a 9,412-foot (2,869 m) sub-peak west of the main peak. The main summit is the highest point in 627: 588: 607: 71: 163: 617: 365: 622: 581: 385: 48: 130: 356: 435: 574: 284: 391: 361: 234: 481: 272: 79: 502: 554: 265: 200: 261: 257: 351: 299:
and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (
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personnel because "thunderstorms appear to build up in that area."
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Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Listing
California county high points
Coordinates
38°40′27″N 120°05′27″W / 38.6740752°N 120.090742°W / 38.6740752; -120.090742
Thunder Mountain is located in California
Thunder Mountain is located in the United States
Amador County
California
U.S.
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Topo map
USGS
Sierra Nevada
California
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Eldorado National Forest
Amador County
United States Forest Service
Köppen climate classification
alpine climate
weather fronts
Pacific Ocean
orographic lift

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