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Mount Mildred

Mount Mildred, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mildred rises to 2,551 m in California. Granite Chief stands 2,749 m to the north-northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Monument, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.14583, -120.33019

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Steamboat Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Little Steamboat Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Washeshu Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Needle Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Lyon Peak: 4.3 mi
Parks: 59
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 7.7 mi
  • Olympic Valley Park: 7.9 mi
  • Kilner Park: 9.3 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Beaches: 23
Historic sites: 22
  • Johnson Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Watson Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 8.1 mi
  • Stephen Downey: 9.9 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
Springs: 14
  • Big Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Health Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Government Spring: 17.1 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 4.4 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
  • Lodgepole: 18.0 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite ChiefNNE 33°2,749 m4.3 mi
Lyon PeakN 11°2,713 m4.3 mi
Tinker KnobNNE 20°2,713 m7.3 mi
Needle PeakNNE 23°2,711 m4.1 mi
Washeshu PeakNE 53°2,706 m4.0 mi
Twin PeaksESE 114°2,701 m5.8 mi
Ellis PeakSE 127°2,648 m8.9 mi
Anderson PeakNNE 13°2,646 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3619:5120:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0016:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303134394755626155463730
Precip in6.25.74.92.21.60.60.20.30.41.93.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263568 — Mount Mildred, Placer County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798811

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