Jakes Peak
Jakes Peak rises to 2,797 m in California. Monument Peak stands 3,068 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Jakes Peak is a 9,187-foot-elevation (2,800-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is set within the Desolation Wilderness, on land managed by Eldorado National Forest. This iconic peak is situated above the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe, and approximately seven miles (11 km) northwest of the community of South Lake Tahoe. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 2,950 feet (900 meters) above the lake in 1.5 miles (2.4 km).
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Wikidata Q49039536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,797 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 20.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 26.4 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 11 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 11 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Peak: 0.4 mi
- Rubicon Peak: 1.4 mi
- Phipps Peak: 1.8 mi
- Maggies Peaks - North: 2.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.1 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 6.9 mi
- Kailua Park: 6.9 mi
- Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 7.6 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Tahnu Leweh: 8.0 mi
- Lester Beach: 2.4 mi
- Kiva Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pope Beach: 5.6 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 8.5 mi
- Nevada Beach: 9.1 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 5.1 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 8.1 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 8.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 10.9 mi
- Ward Creek: 11.5 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 6.7 mi
- Folsom Spring: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 17.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 19.1 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 1.6 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 6.6 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Elkus: 16.1 mi
- Johnson Monument: 16.4 mi
- Tallac Point: 4.2 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 6.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.8 mi
- Distillery Wall: 13.1 mi
- Detox Wall: 13.1 mi
- Baldwin Home: 4.6 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 8.1 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 13.7 mi
- Watson Cabin: 13.9 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 14.8 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 1.4 mi
- Eagle Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 2.7 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 6.6 mi
- Balancing Rock: 1.6 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 2.3 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 9.2 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 9.6 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 4.6 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 18.9 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 20.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 4.7 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- St Theresa: 8.2 mi
- The Big Tree: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Jakes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | ESE 105° | 3,068 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 192° | 3,043 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dicks Peak | SSW 198° | 3,042 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Price | SSW 201° | 3,040 m | 7.8 mi |
| Agassiz | SSW 198° | 3,038 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSW 197° | 3,002 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Tallac | SSE 164° | 2,967 m | 4.6 mi |
| Janine's Peak | S 186° | 2,920 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252309 — Jakes Peak, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795173
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 1 mi
- Homewood · 8 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 9 mi
- Tahoe City · 14 mi
- Olympic Valley · 17 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 20 mi
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