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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
2461 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
Parks
  • Verdi School Park: 5.7 mi
  • Somersett West Park: 7.6 mi
  • Mogul Park: 8.5 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 9.5 mi
  • Somersett East Park: 9.5 mi
Artworks
  • Wa-Pai-Shone: 13.8 mi
  • Art Indeed!: 14.4 mi
  • Sierra Memorial Art Space: 14.4 mi
  • Rememberance #3: 14.6 mi
  • Ginnetoy 2nd: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 32
  • The Rose Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Cherry Blossom Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Benson Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Raymond Needham Paw Paw Grove: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 13
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
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Gazebo: 12.1 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 24.0 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
  • Marble Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Weber Falls: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseSSE 148°3,285 m17.3 mi
Church PeakSSE 148°3,235 m16.7 mi
Mount HoughtonSSE 153°3,195 m17.4 mi
Relay PeakSSE 156°3,135 m18.4 mi
Snowflower MountainSE 146°3,115 m14.6 mi
Tamarack PeakSSE 152°3,012 m18.8 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSE 159°2,932 m19.5 mi
Rose KnobSSE 163°2,922 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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