East Peak
East Peak rises to 2,899 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
East Peak is a mountain in the Carson Range of western Nevada, United States. It is the highest point in Douglas County. The summit is in the Heavenly ski area and is the location of East Peak Lodge.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q19461486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2899 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 18.3 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 25.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 8 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 8 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Peak: 1.5 mi
- Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Folsom Peak: 2.4 mi
- Round Hill Sewage Hill: 2.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 3.2 mi
- Linear Park: 2.4 mi
- Connolly Beach: 3.2 mi
- Bijou Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Al Tahoe Fields: 3.5 mi
- South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Folsom Spring: 2.6 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 11.2 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- Fish Spring: 13.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 2.6 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 3.3 mi
- Nevada Beach: 3.6 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pope Beach: 6.5 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 4.9 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 7.9 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 10.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 11.2 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 10.4 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 11.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.8 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 17.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 17.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 5.4 mi
- Baldwin Home: 7.5 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 8.4 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 16.1 mi
- Tallac Point: 7.9 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 10.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 10.8 mi
- Detox Wall: 10.8 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 12.3 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 4.1 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 5.0 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 5.0 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 10.8 mi
- Genoa Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 13.2 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- St Theresa: 3.7 mi
- The Big Tree: 20.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 7.4 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of East Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | S 176° | 3,305 m | 5.9 mi |
| Jobs Sister | SSE 168° | 3,299 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jobs Peak | SSE 157° | 3,233 m | 6.3 mi |
| Monument Peak | SSE 159° | 3,068 m | 1.5 mi |
| Stevens Peak | SSW 196° | 3,061 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | S 172° | 3,052 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 244° | 3,042.818 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dicks Peak | WSW 258° | 3,042 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dagget Pass, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357557901
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 11 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 13 mi
- Homewood · 17 mi
- Tahoe City · 20 mi
- Incline Village · 22 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 22 mi
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