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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
2667 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.86907, -120.12963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • 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: 21
Historic sites: 15
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 1.8 mi
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 6.1 mi
  • Elkus: 12.8 mi
  • Stephen Downey: 13.4 mi
  • Kit Carson Historical Monument: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 13
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
Attractions: 8
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
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 PeakE 94°3,305 m12.4 mi
Monument PeakENE 73°3,068 m13.0 mi
Stevens PeakSE 140°3,061 m12.3 mi
Pyramid PeakSW 222°3,042.818 m2.3 mi
Dicks PeakNNW 332°3,042 m2.5 mi
Mount PriceW 262°3,040 m2.5 mi
AgassizWSW 250°3,038 m2.3 mi
Trimmer PeakE 89°3,016 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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