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Devils Peak

Devils Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Peak rises to 2,296 m in California. Dicks Peak stands 3,042 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Guide Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Placer County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2296 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.02880, -120.29130

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kailua Park: 8.7 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
  • Kilner Park: 10.3 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 10.7 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 23
Beaches: 23
Historic sites: 20
  • Stephen Downey: 2.0 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 8.1 mi
  • Watson Monument: 11.2 mi
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 11.5 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 12.2 mi
Museums: 14
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 12.8 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 14.1 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 14.5 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 18.0 mi
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bassi Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Balancing Rock: 10.2 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 10.8 mi
  • Five Lakes Trailhead: 10.9 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 9.1 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 9.4 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 18.6 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dicks PeakSE 140°3,042 m11.6 mi
Mount PriceSSE 151°3,040 m13.0 mi
Jacks PeakSE 142°3,002 m12.1 mi
Janine's PeakSE 134°2,919.679 m12.1 mi
Little PyramidSSE 151°2,876.398 m11.4 mi
Red PeakSSE 152°2,833 m8.1 mi
Phipps PeakSE 124°2,813 m9.2 mi
Rubicon PeakESE 108°2,798 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764691

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