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Covered Wagon Peak

Covered Wagon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Covered Wagon Peak rises to 2,918 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Melissa Coray Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736098, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65713, -120.04769

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 12.5 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 12.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Tallac Historic Site: 19.4 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 23.2 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 23.5 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 23.6 mi
  • Zephyr Cove Beach: 24.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • Alpine County Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 19.5 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Nature Center and Observatory: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Covered Wagon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopE 80°3,164 m2.6 mi
The SistersE 80°3,094 m2.2 mi
Red Lake PeakNE 41°3,067 m5.0 mi
Stevens PeakNNE 34°3,061 m6.3 mi
Raymond PeakESE 108°3,055 m12.1 mi
Hawkins PeakENE 59°3,052 m11.0 mi
Pyramid PeakNNW 335°3,042.818 m14.3 mi
Thimble PeakWNW 298°2,988 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4920:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1702068 — Covered Wagon Peak, Alpine County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358821588

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