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Maggies Peaks

Maggies Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

Maggies Peaks rises to 2,639 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Maggies Peaks - North, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 9.4 miles off.

The story

Maggies Peaks refers to a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, southwest of Lake Tahoe. There are two peaks on the mountain about 0.7 miles (1 km) apart. The northern peak has an elevation of about 8,499 feet (2,590 m) and the southern peak has an elevation of 8,703 feet (2,653 m). The mountain is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. The summits overlook Lake Tahoe and affords very good views of the lake.

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Wikidata Q6730348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.93152, -120.11372

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 4.3 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 22
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 15
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 1.7 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 3.9 mi
  • Stephen Downey: 11.6 mi
  • Elkus: 15.1 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cascade Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 19.7 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 3.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Maggies Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakESE 114°3,305 m12.6 mi
Monument PeakE 93°3,068 m11.6 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 202°3,042.818 m6.4 mi
Dicks PeakSW 223°3,042 m2.9 mi
Mount PriceSW 215°3,040 m5.7 mi
AgassizSSW 211°3,038 m5.9 mi
Trimmer PeakESE 112°3,016 m11.1 mi
Jacks PeakSW 217°3,002 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263117 — Maggies Peaks, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798690

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