Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument
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Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,611 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kit Carson Historical Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49562787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2611 m
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 19 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 21 mi
- Cave Rock · 24 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Lake Peak: 1.2 mi
- Elephants Back: 1.2 mi
- Black Butte: 1.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.3 mi
- The Sisters: 2.5 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 2.6 mi
- Wester Park: 9.5 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 10.3 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 11.2 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 11.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 7.9 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 9.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 13.7 mi
- Machado Postpile: 6.1 mi
- Detox Wall: 7.6 mi
- Distillery Wall: 7.6 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 9.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.8 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.6 mi
- Eagle Falls: 18.9 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 18.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 0.0 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 12.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.9 mi
- Old Jail: 13.4 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 13.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 14.7 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 7.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 8.3 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 9.5 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 12.4 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 15.2 mi
- Pope Beach: 16.8 mi
- Kiva Beach: 17.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 17.5 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 18.4 mi
- Nevada Beach: 19.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 17.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 20.5 mi
- Balancing Rock: 21.4 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 21.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 21.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 11.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 16.9 mi
- Baldwin Home: 17.1 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 21.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 22.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 15.7 mi
- St Theresa: 16.8 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | NNE 23° | 3,305 m | 12.2 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NNE 26° | 3,299 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NNE 32° | 3,233 m | 13.2 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 196° | 3,164 m | 2.3 mi |
| The Sisters | SSW 204° | 3,094 m | 2.5 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | N 6° | 3,067 m | 1.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | N 8° | 3,061 m | 2.7 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SE 127° | 3,055 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799996
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 21 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 28 mi
- Homewood · 29 mi
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