Red Lake Peak
Red Lake Peak rises to 3,067 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kit Carson Historical Monument, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Red Lake Peak (elevation 10,068 feet or 3,069 metres) is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe by Europeans in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort. The peak lies just north of the pass and generally northwest of the small lake east of the pass for which the peak is named. Lake Tahoe and Stevens Peak are visible to the north from the peak. Elephants Back and Round Top can be seen to the south.
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Wikidata Q7304450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3067 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 21 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 22 mi
- Cave Rock · 23 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stevens Peak: 1.5 mi
- Elephants Back: 2.3 mi
- Black Butte: 2.7 mi
- Round Top: 3.4 mi
- The Sisters: 3.6 mi
- Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 10.0 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 10.2 mi
- Wester Park: 10.6 mi
- Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 7.8 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 8.8 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 10.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 12.7 mi
- Detox Wall: 6.5 mi
- Distillery Wall: 6.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 6.9 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 8.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 1.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 1.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 12.8 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 13.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.0 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
- Eagle Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 17.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 7.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 7.7 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 8.4 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 11.2 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 15.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Pope Beach: 15.7 mi
- Kiva Beach: 16.1 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 16.3 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 17.3 mi
- Nevada Beach: 18.6 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 19.3 mi
- Balancing Rock: 20.3 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 20.5 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 20.5 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 11.1 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 15.8 mi
- Baldwin Home: 16.0 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 20.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 21.6 mi
- St Theresa: 15.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.0 mi
- Peep Sight: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Red Lake Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | NNE 25° | 3,305 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NNE 28° | 3,299 m | 11.8 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NE 34° | 3,233 m | 12.1 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 192° | 3,164 m | 3.4 mi |
| The Sisters | SSW 198° | 3,094 m | 3.6 mi |
| Stevens Peak | N 10° | 3,061 m | 1.5 mi |
| Raymond Peak | SE 132° | 3,055 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | ENE 74° | 3,052 m | 6.5 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 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265292 — Red Lake Peak, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/7929421686
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 20 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 26 mi
- Homewood · 28 mi
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