Pacific Grade Summit
Pacific Grade Summit rises to 2,464 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the east-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain pass in Alpine County, California, United States
Wikidata Q7122465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2464 m
How to reach it
- On the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 11 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Peak: 1.9 mi
- Lookout Peak: 2.0 mi
- Henry Peak: 2.6 mi
- McCauley Peak: 2.9 mi
- Bull Run Peak: 3.0 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 11.8 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.9 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 15.4 mi
- Ham Spring: 15.8 mi
- Wester Park: 9.3 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 14.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 14.2 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 14.5 mi
- Bloods Point: 8.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 13.2 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 14.2 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 17.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 17.7 mi
- Old Jail: 9.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.1 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 18.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 19.2 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 5.1 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 5.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 12.4 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 17.0 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 22.9 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 23.2 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 7.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 13.3 mi
- Linder Grove: 21.4 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 22.6 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 22.6 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.7 mi
- Beach 1: 22.8 mi
- Beach 2: 22.9 mi
- Peep Sight: 3.3 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 13.7 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Pacific Grade Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | ENE 77° | 3,324 m | 8.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | ENE 68° | 3,283 m | 8.7 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 334° | 3,164 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Sisters | NNW 332° | 3,094 m | 11.4 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NNW 343° | 3,067 m | 14.2 mi |
| Arnot Peak | ESE 110° | 3,059 m | 8.6 mi |
| Raymond Peak | NE 34° | 3,055 m | 7.3 mi |
| Disaster Peak | ESE 116° | 3,053 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 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 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802553
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