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Phipps Peak

Phipps Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Phipps Peak rises to 2,813 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 11 miles off.

The story

Phipps Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada to the west of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe; and to the east of Rockbound Valley and the Crystal Range. The peak is in El Dorado County, California and the Desolation Wilderness. Phipps Peak is named after William Phipps, a California pioneer originally from Kentucky that fought in the American Army during the American Indian Wars. He claimed to be a "General" in the Army, though that was a self-proclaimed title. In 1854, he settled in the small settlement of Georgetown, California (named after George Phipps who is unrelated) about 100 miles west of Tahoe, and six years later relocated to McKinney Bay at Lake Tahoe where he settled on a 160-acre homestead near General Creek. Nearby Phipps Pass and General Creek are also named after Phipps.

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Wikidata Q7186412, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2813 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.95463, -120.14991

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 6.7 mi
  • Kailua Park: 7.9 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 8.6 mi
  • Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 22
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 15
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 2.7 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 6.1 mi
  • Stephen Downey: 9.2 mi
  • Elkus: 14.3 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 6.2 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 5.8 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 18.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 19.0 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 5.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Phipps Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakS 183°3,042.818 m7.6 mi
Dicks PeakS 181°3,042 m3.7 mi
Mount PriceSSW 192°3,040 m6.4 mi
AgassizS 189°3,038 m6.8 mi
Jacks PeakS 183°3,002 m4.4 mi
Mount TallacSE 141°2,967 m4.3 mi
Janine's PeakSSE 163°2,919.679 m3.5 mi
Little PyramidSSW 203°2,876.398 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1716:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772633

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