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Guide Peak

Guide Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Guide Peak rises to 2,359 m in California. Dicks Peak stands 3,042 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerrett Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.03768, -120.31269

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kailua Park: 9.6 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 9.8 mi
  • Kilner Park: 10.7 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 11.1 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Cliffs: 24
Beaches: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • Stephen Downey: 2.4 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Watson Monument: 10.7 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 12.8 mi
Springs: 13
Museums: 13
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 13.1 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 14.4 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 15.8 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bassi Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 8.1 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 18.7 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Guide Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dicks PeakSE 137°3,042 m12.9 mi
Jacks PeakSE 140°3,002 m13.3 mi
Little PyramidSSE 147°2,876.398 m12.5 mi
Red PeakSSE 148°2,833 m9.2 mi
Phipps PeakESE 123°2,813 m10.5 mi
Rubicon PeakESE 109°2,798 m10.2 mi
Jakes PeakESE 115°2,797 m11.2 mi
Hidden PeakESE 113°2,794.711 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 224708 — Guide Peak, Placer County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358766988

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