Cary Peak
Cary Peak rises to 2,651 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is 4-second Climbing Area, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35732923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,651 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 24.0 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 19 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 20 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 28 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wade Peak: 2.6 mi
- Hawkins Peak: 3.1 mi
- Pickett Peak: 3.4 mi
- Thompson Peak: 5.3 mi
- Jobs Peak: 5.5 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 4.6 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 4.9 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 6.9 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 7.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 7.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 5.8 mi
- Hot Tub: 6.8 mi
- China Spring: 10.2 mi
- Dowd Springs: 10.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 0.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 7.6 mi
- Distillery Wall: 8.5 mi
- Detox Wall: 8.6 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 14.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 4.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 9.6 mi
- Barney Riley: 9.9 mi
- Old Jail: 12.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 14.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 5.3 mi
- Linder Grove: 10.0 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 10.6 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 11.4 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 12.1 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 14.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.2 mi
- Genoa Falls: 15.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.3 mi
- Eagle Falls: 18.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 13.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 13.7 mi
- Pope Beach: 14.6 mi
- Nevada Beach: 14.9 mi
- Kiva Beach: 15.5 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 15.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 16.6 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 16.7 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 20.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 22.0 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 22.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 12.5 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 13.1 mi
- Baldwin Home: 15.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 15.6 mi
- St Theresa: 12.9 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.3 mi
- Peep Sight: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Cary Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | NNW 333° | 3,305 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NNW 341° | 3,299 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jobs Peak | N 353° | 3,233 m | 5.5 mi |
| Round Top | SW 226° | 3,164 m | 11.5 mi |
| The Sisters | SW 227° | 3,094 m | 11.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | NNW 345° | 3,068 m | 10.3 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | WSW 238° | 3,067 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stevens Peak | WSW 246° | 3,061 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358763159
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 19 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 24 mi
- Homewood · 27 mi
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