Middle Mountain
Middle Mountain rises to 2,539 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Phipps Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 12 miles off.
The story
Middle Mountain is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. The mountain is east of the Crystal Range and Rockbound Valley, and west of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe. Middle Mountain rises to an elevation of approximately 8,337 feet (2,541 meters) above sea level. The peak is part of the rugged terrain of the Desolation Wilderness, a federally protected area known for its granite landscapes, alpine lakes, and dense forest cover. The mountain and surrounding area are popular with hikers and backpackers, particularly along the nearby Pacific Crest Trail and Desolation Wilderness routes that offer access to scenic viewpoints over Lake Tahoe and the Crystal Range. Access to Middle Mountain is typically from trailheads such as Eagle Falls and Dicks Pass, which provide routes into the high country of the Sierra Nevada. Geologically, Middle Mountain consists primarily of granodiorite and other intrusive igneous rocks that formed during the Mesozoic era, like much of the Sierra Nevada batholith. The area’s characteristic glacially carved valleys and cirques were shaped during the last Ice Age.
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Wikidata Q6841502, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2539 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 23.1 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 28.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 15 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Scenic lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phipps Peak: 1.7 mi
- Crag Peak: 2.2 mi
- Red Peak: 3.0 mi
- Silver Peak: 3.1 mi
- Jakes Peak: 3.3 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 8.0 mi
- Kailua Park: 8.1 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 10.2 mi
- Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 10.5 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Lester Beach: 5.3 mi
- Kiva Beach: 7.2 mi
- Pope Beach: 8.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 11.5 mi
- Nevada Beach: 12.4 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 6.3 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 10.3 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 10.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 11.8 mi
- Ward Creek: 12.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 7.2 mi
- Folsom Spring: 13.2 mi
- Big Spring: 14.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 14.5 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 17.3 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 4.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 7.2 mi
- Stephen Downey: 7.6 mi
- Elkus: 13.1 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Tallac Point: 6.9 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 7.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.1 mi
- Red Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Distillery Wall: 14.2 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.6 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 7.3 mi
- Balancing Rock: 4.6 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 5.4 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 7.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 12.5 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 12.9 mi
- Baldwin Home: 7.3 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 11.1 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 14.7 mi
- Watson Cabin: 15.0 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 6.3 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 17.1 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 17.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- St Theresa: 11.1 mi
- The Big Tree: 15.0 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 7.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Middle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | S 171° | 3,042.818 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dicks Peak | SSE 157° | 3,042 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Price | S 177° | 3,040 m | 6.4 mi |
| Agassiz | S 175° | 3,038 m | 6.9 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSE 162° | 3,002 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Tallac | SE 128° | 2,967 m | 5.6 mi |
| Janine's Peak | SE 142° | 2,919.679 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Pyramid | S 184° | 2,876.398 m | 5.0 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 | 16:43 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358770714
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 5 mi
- Homewood · 9 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 12 mi
- Tahoe City · 15 mi
- Olympic Valley · 17 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 21 mi
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