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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 2,178 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Downey, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35729521, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2178 m
Getting there

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Coordinates38.98861, -120.28813

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kailua Park: 9.8 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
  • Kilner Park: 12.3 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 12.8 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Cliffs: 22
Beaches: 21
Historic sites: 19
Springs: 16
Museums: 14
  • Baldwin Home: 13.4 mi
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 14.9 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 16.2 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bassi Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Balancing Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 10.4 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead: 13.5 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 11.7 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 16.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakSE 145°3,042.818 m12.1 mi
Dicks PeakSE 130°3,042 m9.6 mi
Mount PriceSE 145°3,040 m10.6 mi
AgassizSE 145°3,038 m11.0 mi
Jacks PeakSE 133°3,002 m9.9 mi
Mount TallacESE 119°2,967 m11.7 mi
Janine's PeakSE 124°2,919.679 m10.2 mi
Little PyramidSE 143°2,876.398 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257492 — Brown Mountain, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797029

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