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Cracked Crag

Cracked Crag, seen from above at true elevation

Cracked Crag rises to 2,667 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Keiths Dome, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 12 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35736332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,667 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86907, -120.12963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 7.3 mi
  • Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 9.3 mi
Springs: 18
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Modjeska Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 5.8 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 17.0 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 6.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Cracked Crag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakE3,305 m12.4 mi
Monument PeakENE3,068 m13.0 mi
Stevens PeakSE3,061 m12.3 mi
Pyramid PeakSW3,043 m2.3 mi
Dicks PeakNNW3,042 m2.5 mi
Mount PriceW3,040 m2.5 mi
AgassizWSW3,038 m2.3 mi
Trimmer PeakE3,016 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797417

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