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Red Lake Peak

Red Lake Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.71212, -119.98737

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
Springs: 29
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Waterfalls: 9
  • 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
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakNNE 25°3,305 m11.1 mi
Jobs SisterNNE 28°3,299 m11.8 mi
Jobs PeakNE 34°3,233 m12.1 mi
Round TopSSW 192°3,164 m3.4 mi
The SistersSSW 198°3,094 m3.6 mi
Stevens PeakN 10°3,061 m1.5 mi
Raymond PeakSE 132°3,055 m11.2 mi
Hawkins PeakENE 74°3,052 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

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

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