Peak · Nevada
South Camp Peak
South Camp Peak rises to 2,700 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Genoa Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49075761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2700 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.06046, -119.88685
- 2.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 13.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.0 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 3 mi
- Cave Rock · 3 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Scenic lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Genoa Peak: 1.2 mi
- Duane Bliss Peak: 1.5 mi
- White Hill: 2.6 mi
- Shakespeare Point: 3.0 mi
- Captain Pomin Rock: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Cave Rock State Park: 3.5 mi
- Spooner Lake Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Genoa Town Park: 4.4 mi
- Zephyr Cove Park: 4.5 mi
- Mormon Station Historic State Monument: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 11.5 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 13.6 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 15.0 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 15.4 mi
Museums: 25
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 8.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 9.6 mi
- Old US Mint: 9.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 23
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 6.0 mi
- Whale Beach: 6.5 mi
- Creek Beach: 6.6 mi
- Nevada Beach: 6.6 mi
- Boaters Beach: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 9.6 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 13.6 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 14.4 mi
Springs: 20
- Folsom Spring: 6.6 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Taylor Spring: 8.5 mi
- Brockway Spring: 14.6 mi
- Fish Spring: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 5.0 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 5.0 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 6.0 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 8.2 mi
- Carson Raceway: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Tallac Point: 12.2 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 16.0 mi
- Twin Crags: 16.7 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Genoa Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Eagle Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Washoe City: 18.8 mi
- Galena: 20.7 mi
- Sutro: 22.2 mi
- Como: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- St Theresa: 9.7 mi
- The Big Tree: 15.6 mi
- The Ants: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Carson City Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Meeks Bay Beach: 12.7 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of South Camp Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | S 183° | 3,305 m | 14.0 mi |
| Jobs Sister | S 179° | 3,299 m | 13.7 mi |
| Jobs Peak | S 174° | 3,233 m | 14.1 mi |
| Monument Peak | S 183° | 3,068 m | 9.5 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | S 188° | 3,016 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Tallac | SW 227° | 2,967 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | NNW 347° | 2,932 m | 16.6 mi |
| Rose Knob | NNW 342° | 2,922 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenbrook, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861454 — South Camp Peak, Douglas County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559001
Day trips start here
- Lake Tahoe · 9 mi
- Bliss State Park · 13 mi
- Incline Village · 14 mi
- Homewood · 15 mi
- Tahoe City · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 16 mi
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