Ebbetts Peak

Ebbetts Peak rises to 2,800 m in California. Stanislaus Peak stands 3,426 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Dome, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2800 m
How to reach it
- On the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Dome: 2.0 mi
- Tryon Peak: 2.3 mi
- Reynolds Peak: 2.5 mi
- Indian Peak: 3.1 mi
- Silver Peak: 3.1 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 10.5 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 15.2 mi
- Big Spring: 15.3 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 15.5 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 10.2 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 10.3 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 12.1 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 12.8 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 10.2 mi
- Bloods Point: 14.1 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 15.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 16.3 mi
- Detox Wall: 20.5 mi
- Old Jail: 4.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.7 mi
- Barney Riley: 17.0 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 10.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 11.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 6.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 10.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 17.3 mi
- Linder Grove: 21.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 22.8 mi
- Carson Falls: 8.2 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 12.9 mi
- Sardine Falls: 19.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 20.2 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 20.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 4.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 14.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Ebbetts Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus Peak | SE 145° | 3,426 m | 13.8 mi |
| Highland Peak | E 95° | 3,324 m | 3.2 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | SE 130° | 3,296 m | 12.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | ENE 69° | 3,283 m | 3.1 mi |
| Round Top | NW 309° | 3,164 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 307° | 3,094 m | 13.1 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NW 321° | 3,067 m | 14.7 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SSE 150° | 3,059 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1655986 — Ebbetts Peak, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358803895
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