Mount Pluto
Mount Pluto rises to 2,625 m in California. Mount Houghton stands 3,195 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. The volcano erupted approximately 2 million years ago producing lava and mudflows that dammed Lake Tahoe. The Northstar California ski resort covers part of the 8,617-foot-high (2,626 m) peak.
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Wikidata Q6923001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,625 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 8.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 29.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 16 mi
- Cave Rock · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lookout Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Watson: 1.5 mi
- Painted Rock: 2.7 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 2.9 mi
- Big Chief: 3.0 mi
- Carnelian Beach West: 3.2 mi
- Patton Landing: 3.4 mi
- Skylandia: 4.2 mi
- Robert Pomin Park: 4.2 mi
- Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp: 4.2 mi
- Robie Park: 1.8 mi
- Martis Camp Conservation Easement: 2.6 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Dollar Property: 3.1 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 3.2 mi
- Patton Beach: 3.4 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 5.3 mi
- Secline Beach: 5.9 mi
- Kings Beach: 6.1 mi
- William Kent Beach: 7.0 mi
- Olympic Flame: 4.1 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 5.9 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 6.5 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 7.5 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 4.1 mi
- Watson Cabin: 4.9 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 5.2 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 6.4 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Twin Crags: 5.4 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 10.8 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 10.9 mi
- Snowshed North Face: 10.9 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 6.2 mi
- China Wall: 10.9 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 12.0 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 17.1 mi
- Balancing Rock: 17.5 mi
- Brockway Spring: 6.8 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 9.1 mi
- Big Spring: 9.4 mi
- Health Springs: 14.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.6 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 20.1 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 20.1 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 20.2 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 14.3 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.8 mi
- The Big Tree: 4.9 mi
- The Ants: 7.4 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 13.1 mi
- St Theresa: 22.7 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 10.4 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Washoe City: 20.0 mi
- Galena: 20.2 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Mount Pluto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Houghton | ENE 59° | 3,195 m | 12.5 mi |
| Relay Peak | ENE 64° | 3,135 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | ENE 65° | 3,012 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | ENE 70° | 2,932 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rose Knob | ENE 68° | 2,922 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rifle Peak | ENE 67° | 2,892 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 71° | 2,826 m | 7.9 mi |
| Granite Chief | WSW 249° | 2,749 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 230831 — Mount Pluto, Placer County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358772900
Day trips start here
- Tahoe City · 5 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 5 mi
- Olympic Valley · 6 mi
- Truckee · 7 mi
- Incline Village · 9 mi
- Homewood · 11 mi
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