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Thunderbolt Peak is a peak in the Palisades group of peaks in the 
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
in the U.S. state
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of California
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. It rises to and could be considered the thirteenth-highest peak in the state, but since the peak has less than of prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...
it is usually considered a subsidiary peak of North Palisade
North Palisade is the third-highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada range of California, and one of the state's small number of peaks over 14,000 feet, known as fourteeners. It is the highest peak of the Palisades (California ...
. But if it is considered a separate mountain peak, Thunderbolt Peak is the northernmost fourteener in the Sierra Nevada.
The first ascent was attempted by a party of very well-known climbers. During the climb, a lightning bolt struck very close to Jules Eichorn
Jules Marquard Eichorn (February 7, 1912 – February 15, 2000) was an American mountaineer, environmentalist, and music teacher.
Early years
Jules Marquard Eichorn was born in San Francisco on February 7, 1912, to Hilmar and Frieda Eichorn, wh ...
, breaking his concentration. The mountain was named in commemoration of this event.
See also
* The Palisades of the Sierra Nevada *Beinn a' Bheithir
Beinn a' Bheithir () is a mountain south of Ballachulish and Loch Leven in the Scottish Highlands. It has two Munro summits: Sgorr Dhearg (''Sgòrr Dhearg'' ) at and Sgorr Dhonuill (''Sgòrr Dhòmhnaill'') at .
The mountain forms a horseshoe ...
(A Scottish hill whose Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
name translates as Thunderbolt Peak)
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