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Slick Rock

Slick Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Slick Rock rises to 2,210 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Peaks, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074559, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.88324, -120.28825

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 11.7 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 14.2 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
  • Kailua Park: 15.1 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 15.5 mi
Springs: 17
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Cleveland Corral: 10.2 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Slick Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakESE 111°3,042.818 m7.5 mi
Dicks PeakE 81°3,042 m7.5 mi
Mount PriceESE 102°3,040 m6.3 mi
AgassizESE 106°3,038 m6.6 mi
Jacks PeakE 86°3,002 m7.2 mi
Mount TallacE 81°2,967 m10.3 mi
Janine's PeakE 79°2,919.679 m8.6 mi
Little PyramidE 89°2,876.398 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5120:31
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1716:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266288 — Slick Rock, El Dorado County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799696

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