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Four Cornered Peak

Four Cornered Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Four Cornered Peak rises to 2,072 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Table Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,072 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.85852, -120.28908

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 11.9 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 14.1 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 15.8 mi
  • Kailua Park: 16.6 mi
Springs: 16
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Beaches: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cleveland Corral: 9.1 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Balancing Rock: 13.3 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 14.1 mi
  • Tallac Historic Site: 14.2 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 20.2 mi
  • Leoni House: 20.8 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Four Cornered Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakE3,043 m7.1 mi
Dicks PeakENE3,042 m8.0 mi
Mount PriceE3,040 m6.2 mi
AgassizE3,038 m6.4 mi
Jacks PeakENE3,002 m7.6 mi
Mount TallacENE2,967 m10.7 mi
Janine's PeakENE2,920 m9.1 mi
Little PyramidENE2,876 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797838

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