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Red Peak

Red Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Red Peak rises to 3,050 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3050 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.38186, -119.74323

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Parks: 13
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 3.5 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 11.3 mi
  • Bridgeport: 12.2 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 16.9 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Jail: 15.5 mi
  • Strawberry: 19.5 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 18.8 mi
  • Beach 1: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 4.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 9.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Red Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakSE 143°3,516 m8.3 mi
Sonora PeakESE 108°3,484 m6.1 mi
White MountainE 91°3,470 m7.0 mi
Stanislaus PeakE 88°3,426 m4.1 mi
Lost Cannon PeakE 81°3,355 m10.7 mi
Highland PeakN 357°3,324 m11.2 mi
Molo MountainSSE 155°3,302 m11.2 mi
Big SamSSE 149°3,299 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 28 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231365 — Red Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773361

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