Pickett Peak
Pickett Peak rises to 2,743 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawkins Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,743 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 27.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 20 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 21 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 25 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawkins Peak: 2.0 mi
- Cary Peak: 3.4 mi
- Thompson Peak: 3.6 mi
- Waterhouse Peak: 3.6 mi
- Stevens Peak: 4.5 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 5.9 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 6.8 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 7.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 8.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 8.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 5.1 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Hot Tub: 9.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 13.3 mi
- China Spring: 13.5 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 2.9 mi
- Detox Wall: 6.4 mi
- Distillery Wall: 6.4 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 8.6 mi
- Machado Postpile: 12.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.9 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.3 mi
- Genoa Falls: 17.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 17.6 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 4.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 7.8 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 8.7 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 10.3 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 12.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 6.3 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 6.3 mi
- Old Jail: 12.7 mi
- Barney Riley: 12.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 13.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 13.7 mi
- Pope Beach: 14.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 14.4 mi
- Kiva Beach: 15.0 mi
- Nevada Beach: 15.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 19.5 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 20.1 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 14.8 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 16.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 17.5 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 17.6 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 19.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 7.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Baldwin Home: 14.9 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.3 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 17.5 mi
- St Theresa: 13.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 14.8 mi
- Peep Sight: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Pickett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | N 1° | 3,305 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jobs Sister | N 8° | 3,299 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NNE 18° | 3,233 m | 7.4 mi |
| Round Top | SW 220° | 3,164 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Sisters | SW 221° | 3,094 m | 8.6 mi |
| Monument Peak | N 1° | 3,068 m | 11.5 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | WSW 236° | 3,067 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stevens Peak | WSW 250° | 3,061 m | 4.5 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 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:00 | 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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264702 — Pickett Peak, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799077
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 19 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 24 mi
- Homewood · 27 mi
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