Mokelumne Peak
Mokelumne Peak rises to 2,837 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wester Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mokelumne Peak is a peak in the Mokelumne Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Amador County, California, consisting of metamorphic and granitic rock.
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Wikidata Q48800417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,837 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 8 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Reba: 4.1 mi
- Bear Top: 4.2 mi
- Koala Top: 4.5 mi
- Reba: 4.7 mi
- Flagpole Point: 5.5 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 5.1 mi
- Ham Spring: 5.7 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 7.6 mi
- Singleton Springs: 10.4 mi
- Poison Spring: 11.0 mi
- Wester Park: 2.8 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 20.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 20.2 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 20.2 mi
- Bloods Point: 5.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 7.7 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 8.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 19.1 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 6.5 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 6.8 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 9.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.3 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 12.3 mi
- Old Jail: 18.2 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 23.3 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 17.6 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 17.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 19.2 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 20.3 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 21.1 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 21.3 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 22.5 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 23.2 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 21.0 mi
- Campfire Center: 21.3 mi
- Big Stump: 21.3 mi
- Leoni House: 22.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 20.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 22.5 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 23.5 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 24.4 mi
- Beach 1: 24.5 mi
- Beach 2: 24.6 mi
- Peep Sight: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Mokelumne Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | NNE 30° | 3,164 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Sisters | NNE 28° | 3,094 m | 9.8 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NNE 26° | 3,067 m | 13.4 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NNE 24° | 3,061 m | 14.8 mi |
| Raymond Peak | ENE 72° | 3,055 m | 14.8 mi |
| Tryon Peak | E 94° | 3,041 m | 16.6 mi |
| Airola Peak | ESE 110° | 3,030 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NNE 12° | 2,988 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798853
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