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Stevens Peak

Stevens Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Stevens Peak rises to 3,061 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Lake Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

Stevens Peak is a 10,059-foot-elevation (3,066-meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49078100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3061 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73352, -119.98268

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
Springs: 27
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • Kit Carson Historical Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 11.6 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 11.6 mi
  • Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 17.4 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Tallac Historic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 17.8 mi
  • Zephyr Cove Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 19.0 mi
  • M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 19.0 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Stevens Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakNNE 27°3,305 m9.7 mi
Jobs SisterNNE 31°3,299 m10.4 mi
Jobs PeakNE 37°3,233 m10.8 mi
Round TopSSW 192°3,164 m4.9 mi
The SistersSSW 196°3,094 m5.1 mi
Monument PeakNNE 19°3,068 m13.9 mi
Red Lake PeakS 190°3,067 m1.5 mi
Raymond PeakSE 138°3,055 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1516:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267734 — Stevens Peak, Alpine County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800078

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