Fourth of July Peak
Fourth of July Peak rises to 2,896 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east-northeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Sisters, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alpine County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2896 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 18 mi
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Sisters: 0.9 mi
- Melissa Coray Peak: 1.0 mi
- Round Top: 1.2 mi
- Covered Wagon Peak: 1.3 mi
- Black Butte: 1.7 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 4.8 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 6.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 9.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Singleton Springs: 11.7 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 3.1 mi
- Wester Park: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 12.7 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 13.2 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 13.4 mi
- Machado Postpile: 3.5 mi
- Detox Wall: 10.1 mi
- Distillery Wall: 10.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.4 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 12.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 3.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 3.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 10.4 mi
- Old Jail: 14.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 15.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.0 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 15.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.5 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 12.3 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 12.7 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 10.0 mi
- Linder Grove: 10.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 11.7 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 14.7 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 17.8 mi
- Pope Beach: 19.2 mi
- Kiva Beach: 19.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 20.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 21.2 mi
- Nevada Beach: 22.5 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 23.2 mi
- Balancing Rock: 23.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 23.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 24.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 13.2 mi
- Baldwin Home: 19.4 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.6 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 24.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 14.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.4 mi
- St Theresa: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Fourth of July Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ENE 74° | 3,164 m | 1.2 mi |
| The Sisters | ENE 72° | 3,094 m | 0.9 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NNE 28° | 3,067 m | 4.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NNE 23° | 3,061 m | 5.6 mi |
| Raymond Peak | ESE 110° | 3,055 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | NE 56° | 3,052 m | 9.8 mi |
| Thimble Peak | W 277° | 2,988 m | 2.0 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | SE 142° | 2,987 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1702071 — Fourth of July Peak, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358821589
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 23 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 30 mi
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