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Deadwood Peak

Deadwood Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Deadwood Peak rises to 2,987 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

Deadwood Peak is a 9,846-foot-elevation (3,001-meter) mountain summit in Alpine County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q35737081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2987 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.62824, -119.99268

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
Parks: 24
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Horsetail Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Carson Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 10.1 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 10.6 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 5
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Tallac Historic Site: 21.6 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Deadwood Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highland PeakESE 114°3,324 m14.1 mi
Silver PeakESE 109°3,283 m13.3 mi
Round TopN 350°3,164 m2.5 mi
The SistersNNW 341°3,094 m2.5 mi
Red Lake PeakN 3°3,067 m5.8 mi
Stevens PeakN 4°3,061 m7.3 mi
Raymond PeakE 101°3,055 m8.8 mi
Hawkins PeakNE 40°3,052 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802527

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