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Relief Peak

Relief Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Relief Peak rises to 3,294 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Molo Pinnacle, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49068201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.23744, -119.69712

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 13
Parks: 6
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
  • Bridgeport: 12.7 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 13.9 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 22.4 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Beach 2: 16.2 mi
  • Beach 1: 16.3 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Strawberry: 17.5 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 9.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 17.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Relief Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakSE 128°3,581.8 m10.3 mi
Walker MountainE 90°3,524 m12.2 mi
Leavitt PeakNE 36°3,516 m4.2 mi
Hanna MountainESE 106°3,491 m12.0 mi
Sonora PeakNNE 23°3,484 m8.7 mi
White MountainNNE 24°3,470 m10.8 mi
Flatiron ButteESE 104°3,470 m11.4 mi
Center MountainESE 120°3,431.3 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265373 — Relief Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799404

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