Raymond Peak
Raymond Peak rises to 3,055 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Reynolds Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Raymond Peak is a 10,014-foot-elevation (3,052-meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
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Wikidata Q49066972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,055 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 26.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 18 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reynolds Peak: 1.7 mi
- IXL Peak: 2.5 mi
- Thornburg Peak: 3.3 mi
- Indian Peak: 3.3 mi
- Ebbetts Peak: 4.0 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 6.8 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 6.9 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 6.9 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 8.4 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 9.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hot Tub: 12.9 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 13.9 mi
- Big Spring: 14.0 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 6.9 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 11.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 14.0 mi
- Bloods Point: 15.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 16.7 mi
- Old Jail: 3.5 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 10.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 10.5 mi
- Barney Riley: 14.3 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 20.6 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 6.8 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 10.0 mi
- Linder Grove: 17.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 18.8 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 19.0 mi
- Carson Falls: 11.4 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 15.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.1 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.4 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 23.4 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 12.0 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 12.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 23.9 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 24.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 7.7 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 18.5 mi
- St Theresa: 24.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Raymond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SE 135° | 3,324 m | 5.9 mi |
| Silver Peak | SE 125° | 3,283 m | 4.8 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 295° | 3,164 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Sisters | WNW 293° | 3,094 m | 10.3 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NW 312° | 3,067 m | 11.2 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NW 318° | 3,061 m | 12.1 mi |
| Arnot Peak | SSE 156° | 3,059 m | 9.9 mi |
| Disaster Peak | SSE 153° | 3,053 m | 12.0 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 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799318
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 30 mi
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