The Nipple
The Nipple rises to 2,847 m in California. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
The Nipple is a 9,342-foot-elevation (2,847-meter) mountain summit in Alpine County, California, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49082730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,847 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 19 mi
- Cave Rock · 28 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Da-ek Dow Go-et Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Markleeville Peak: 2.4 mi
- Deadwood Peak: 3.3 mi
- Elephants Back: 3.8 mi
- Round Top: 4.0 mi
- Wester Park: 8.6 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 8.9 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 9.1 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 9.1 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 9.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.1 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 6.2 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 8.7 mi
- Tragedy Spring: 11.5 mi
- Hot Tub: 14.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 8.3 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 9.6 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 9.9 mi
- Detox Wall: 12.0 mi
- Distillery Wall: 12.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 6.4 mi
- Linder Grove: 12.9 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 14.1 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 14.7 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 16.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 16.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 17.1 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.5 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 21.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.3 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 4.9 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 4.9 mi
- Old Jail: 9.2 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 15.1 mi
- Barney Riley: 16.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 11.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 12.0 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Pope Beach: 21.2 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 21.3 mi
- Kiva Beach: 21.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 22.2 mi
- Nevada Beach: 23.5 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 9.0 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 20.9 mi
- Baldwin Home: 21.6 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 23.2 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 21.5 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 22.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 24.2 mi
- Peep Sight: 11.0 mi
- St Theresa: 20.7 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of The Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | SE 125° | 3,324 m | 11.7 mi |
| Silver Peak | ESE 119° | 3,283 m | 10.7 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 294° | 3,164 m | 4.0 mi |
| The Sisters | WNW 291° | 3,094 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | NNW 330° | 3,067 m | 5.8 mi |
| Stevens Peak | NNW 338° | 3,061 m | 7.0 mi |
| Raymond Peak | ESE 115° | 3,055 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | NNE 26° | 3,052 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:49 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800349
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 25 mi
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