Thunder Cliff

Thunder Cliff: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thunder Cliff

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Thunder Cliff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17518, -120.18547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunder Cliff

• Chapel of the Transfiguration · church · Placer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe · lake · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~23 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thunder Cliff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thunder Cliff

• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see

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