High Peak
High Peak rises to 2,589 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Leviathan Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alpine County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036325, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,589 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 29 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leviathan Peak: 1.8 mi
- Dome Two: 2.3 mi
- Nevada Hill: 2.7 mi
- Haypress: 4.6 mi
- Bald Peak: 4.8 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 5.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 8.2 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 8.4 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 8.5 mi
- Big Spring: 1.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 2.2 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 2.9 mi
- Double Spring: 6.2 mi
- Dowd Springs: 6.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 11.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 18.5 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Barney Riley: 4.5 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 9.1 mi
- Old Jail: 10.4 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 19.5 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 7.6 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 12.9 mi
- Distillery Wall: 21.4 mi
- Detox Wall: 21.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 8.4 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 17.7 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 23.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 24.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 15.4 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 17.1 mi
- Genoa Falls: 24.2 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 24.7 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 24.7 mi
- Peep Sight: 19.2 mi
- St Theresa: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of High Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SSW 212° | 3,324 m | 13.2 mi |
| Freel Peak | NW 305° | 3,305 m | 18.0 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NW 308° | 3,299 m | 17.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | SW 216° | 3,283 m | 12.2 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NW 310° | 3,233 m | 16.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SSE 167° | 3,124 m | 16.8 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SSW 204° | 3,059 m | 17.7 mi |
| Raymond Peak | WSW 237° | 3,055 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798131
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