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Crystal Peak

Crystal Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crystal Peak rises to 2,461 m in California. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Point, a peak 2.7 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

Crystal Peak is a mountain in Sierra County, California. It is located on the south end of the Bald Mountain Range, 3 mi (4.8 km) northeast of Sardine Valley and 16 mi (25.6 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q20871398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,461 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.55769, -120.08826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Beacon Point: 2.7 mi
  • Babbitt Peak: 3.2 mi
  • Granite Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Ladybug Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Land Peak: 5.5 mi
Artworks
  • Wa-Pai-Shone: 13.8 mi
  • Art Indeed!: 14.4 mi
  • Sierra Memorial Art Space: 14.4 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 14.6 mi
  • Offset Forms 08: 14.6 mi
Parks
  • Verdi School Park: 5.7 mi
  • Somersett West Park: 7.6 mi
  • Mogul Park: 8.5 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 9.5 mi
  • Sierra Vista Park: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 19
Gardens: 18
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Benson Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 14.4 mi
  • Linske Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Wellness Garden: 14.5 mi
Springs: 12
  • Sardine Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Cold Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Horse Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Gazebo: 12.1 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 24.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Weber Falls: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSE3,285 m17.3 mi
Church PeakSSE3,235 m16.7 mi
Mount HoughtonSSE3,195 m17.4 mi
Relay PeakSSE3,135 m18.4 mi
Snowflower MountainSE3,115 m14.6 mi
Tamarack PeakSSE3,012 m18.8 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSE2,932 m19.5 mi
Rose KnobSSE2,922 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3419:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540455361696862514133
Precip in3.94.33.61.81.30.60.50.40.31.62.74.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Verdi 2W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258967 — Crystal Peak, Sierra County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797462

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