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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
2,551 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: 58
  • 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
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 19
  • Johnson Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Watson Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 8.1 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • Schallenberger Cabin Site: 13.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • 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: 10
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 12.5 miles of Mount Mildred. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite ChiefNNE2,749 m4.3 mi
Lyon PeakN2,713 m4.3 mi
Tinker KnobNNE2,713 m7.3 mi
Needle PeakNNE2,711 m4.1 mi
Washeshu PeakNE2,706 m4.0 mi
Twin PeaksESE2,701 m5.8 mi
Ellis PeakSE2,648 m8.9 mi
Anderson PeakNNE2,646 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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