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McConnell Peak

McConnell Peak, seen from above at true elevation

McConnell Peak rises to 2,770 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the south-southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is McConnell Spur, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 16 miles off.

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The story

McConnell Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the north end of the Crystal Mountains, to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8523856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,770 m
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Coordinates38.94852, -120.24297

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Kailua Park: 10.0 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 10.4 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 13.3 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 12
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 7.7 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 9.3 mi
  • Elkus: 10.4 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 14.2 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bassi Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 15.2 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 15.3 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 7
Museums: 7
  • Baldwin Home: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 16.4 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of McConnell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakSSE3,043 m8.5 mi
Dicks PeakSE3,042 m6.0 mi
Mount PriceSSE3,040 m6.9 mi
AgassizSSE3,038 m7.4 mi
Jacks PeakSE3,002 m6.2 mi
Mount TallacESE2,967 m8.3 mi
Janine's PeakESE2,920 m6.7 mi
Little PyramidSE2,876 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 228316 — McConnell Peak, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358770413

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