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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,088 m in California. Dicks Peak stands 3,042 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnnys Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49067615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,088 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.00685, -120.35742

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • Kailua Park: 12.5 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 13.0 mi
  • Kilner Park: 13.9 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 14.3 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 19
  • Johnson Monument: 9.3 mi
  • Elkus: 12.2 mi
  • Watson Monument: 13.4 mi
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 14.3 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 16
Museums: 14
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 16.3 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 17.3 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 17.6 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 21.0 mi
Springs: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bassi Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 8.9 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 16.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dicks PeakESE3,042 m13.3 mi
Jacks PeakSE3,002 m13.6 mi
Little PyramidSE2,876 m12.4 mi
Red PeakSE2,833 m9.2 mi
Phipps PeakESE2,813 m11.7 mi
Rubicon PeakE2,798 m12.1 mi
Jakes PeakESE2,797 m12.9 mi
Hidden PeakE2,795 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231351 — Red Mountain, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773340

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