Markleeville Peak
Markleeville Peak rises to 2,864 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,864 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 28.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 19 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 22 mi
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Nipple: 2.4 mi
- Thornburg Peak: 2.7 mi
- Elephants Back: 4.7 mi
- Raymond Peak: 5.3 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 6.6 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 6.7 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 6.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 6.8 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 7.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 3.7 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 10.9 mi
- Hot Tub: 12.0 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 13.5 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 7.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 7.8 mi
- Machado Postpile: 10.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 11.4 mi
- Distillery Wall: 11.4 mi
- Carson Falls: 16.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 16.8 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.2 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.8 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 4.0 mi
- Linder Grove: 12.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 13.7 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 15.0 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 16.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 5.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 5.5 mi
- Old Jail: 8.0 mi
- Barney Riley: 14.4 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 13.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 14.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 20.1 mi
- Pope Beach: 20.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 20.8 mi
- Kiva Beach: 20.9 mi
- Nevada Beach: 22.2 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 6.6 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.7 mi
- Baldwin Home: 20.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 21.0 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 23.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 20.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 22.9 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 23.0 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 24.0 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 24.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 11.9 mi
- St Theresa: 19.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Markleeville Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SE 137° | 3,324 m | 11.2 mi |
| Freel Peak | N 359° | 3,305 m | 13.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | SE 132° | 3,283 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Top | W 271° | 3,164 m | 5.6 mi |
| The Sisters | W 271° | 3,094 m | 5.9 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NW 306° | 3,067 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NW 317° | 3,061 m | 6.8 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SE 139° | 3,055 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798712
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 25 mi
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