- Elevation, modelled
- 1,705 m
- Tallest summit within 15.4 miles
- Highland Peak3,324 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ebbetts Pass Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6946, -119.7828
Alpine County Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled 1,705 m. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.
- Operated by
- Alpine County Historical Society
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Alpine County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | S 172° | 3,324 m | 10.5 mi |
| Freel Peak | NNW 331° | 3,305 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NNW 335° | 3,299 m | 12.8 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 172° | 3,283 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NNW 339° | 3,233 m | 12.0 mi |
| Round Top | W 260° | 3,164 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Sisters | W 260° | 3,094 m | 12.3 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | W 276° | 3,067 m | 11.1 mi |
- On the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 20.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 21.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 25 mi
- Cave Rock · 26 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Circle Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mogul Peak: 3.5 mi
- Haypress: 4.1 mi
- Colorado Hill: 4.3 mi
- Thornburg Peak: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 5.4 mi
- Old Jail: 6.2 mi
- Barney Riley: 7.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 11.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Carson Falls: 15.2 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 18.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 20.6 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 20.8 mi
- Genoa Falls: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- El Dorado Beach: 20.1 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 20.5 mi
- Pope Beach: 21.3 mi
- Nevada Beach: 21.7 mi
- Kiva Beach: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
- Tallac Historic Site: 22.0 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 22.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 23.3 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 23.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 17.3 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.9 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 21.7 mi
- Baldwin Home: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 26 mi
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