Genoa Peak
Genoa Peak rises to 2,788 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Camp Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031271, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,788 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 15.1 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 3 mi
- Cave Rock · 4 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Camp Peak: 1.2 mi
- Duane Bliss Peak: 2.6 mi
- White Hill: 3.8 mi
- Shakespeare Point: 3.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.0 mi
- Genoa Town Park: 3.2 mi
- Mormon Station Historic State Monument: 3.3 mi
- Cave Rock State Park: 3.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Park: 3.9 mi
- Spooner Lake Management Area: 4.8 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 10.6 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 13.9 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 14.1 mi
- Ward Creek: 16.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nevada Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 6.8 mi
- Whale Beach: 7.7 mi
- Creek Beach: 7.8 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 8.8 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 9.8 mi
- Old US Mint: 10.6 mi
- Folsom Spring: 5.6 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 9.5 mi
- Fish Spring: 14.4 mi
- Brockway Spring: 15.8 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 10.4 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 13.3 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 15.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 4.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 5.3 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 9.5 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 11.4 mi
- Tallac Point: 11.7 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 15.3 mi
- Twin Crags: 17.5 mi
- Distillery Wall: 17.7 mi
- Detox Wall: 17.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.0 mi
- Washoe City: 19.9 mi
- Galena: 21.8 mi
- Sutro: 22.8 mi
- Como: 23.5 mi
- St Theresa: 8.8 mi
- The Big Tree: 16.5 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 11.4 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 12.9 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Genoa Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | S 185° | 3,305 m | 12.9 mi |
| Jobs Sister | S 181° | 3,299 m | 12.5 mi |
| Jobs Peak | S 175° | 3,233 m | 12.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 186° | 3,068 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | S 191° | 3,016 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Tallac | SW 231° | 2,967 m | 15.0 mi |
| Janine's Peak | SW 235° | 2,920 m | 16.4 mi |
| East Peak | SSW 191° | 2,899 m | 7.1 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 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenbrook, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859810 — Genoa Peak, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558013
Day trips start here
- Lake Tahoe · 9 mi
- Bliss State Park · 13 mi
- Homewood · 15 mi
- Incline Village · 15 mi
- Tahoe City · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 17 mi
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