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Sourdough Hill

Sourdough Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sourdough Hill rises to 2,424 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Corner Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2424 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.02574, -120.21908

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kailua Park: 5.3 mi
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
  • Kilner Park: 8.3 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Park: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Commons Beach: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 15
  • Stephen Downey: 5.1 mi
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 8.1 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 10.1 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Watson Monument: 11.8 mi
Springs: 14
Museums: 14
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 10.9 mi
  • Baldwin Home: 11.0 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 12.1 mi
  • Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 12.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 20.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 11.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Sourdough Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pyramid PeakSSE 165°3,042.818 m12.9 mi
Dicks PeakSSE 157°3,042 m9.4 mi
Mount PriceSSE 168°3,040 m11.4 mi
AgassizSSE 167°3,038 m11.9 mi
Jacks PeakSSE 159°3,002 m10.0 mi
Mount TallacSE 142°2,967 m10.5 mi
Janine's PeakSSE 150°2,919.679 m9.5 mi
Little PyramidS 170°2,876.398 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3619:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1716:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800015

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