Tryon Peak
Tryon Peak rises to 3,041 m in California. Sonora Peak stands 3,484 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebbetts Peak, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49084996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3041 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 17 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ebbetts Peak: 2.3 mi
- Highland Peak: 2.3 mi
- Folger Peak: 2.4 mi
- Hiram Peak: 3.1 mi
- Black Dome: 3.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.5 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 15.3 mi
- Big Spring: 15.5 mi
- Salt Spring: 15.6 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 11.8 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 11.9 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 11.9 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 12.8 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 13.9 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 11.7 mi
- Bloods Point: 14.8 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 17.5 mi
- Machado Postpile: 18.4 mi
- East Flange Rock: 19.3 mi
- Old Jail: 5.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 16.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 17.4 mi
- Barney Riley: 18.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 11.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 12.2 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Carson Falls: 6.1 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 10.8 mi
- Sardine Falls: 17.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.9 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 18.6 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 3.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 12.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 16.0 mi
- Linder Grove: 23.9 mi
- Peep Sight: 4.2 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 12.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Tryon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Peak | SE 145° | 3,484 m | 14.2 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 136° | 3,470 m | 13.6 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SE 145° | 3,426 m | 11.5 mi |
| Highland Peak | NE 49° | 3,324 m | 2.3 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | SE 127° | 3,296 m | 9.9 mi |
| Wells Peak | SE 128° | 3,294 m | 14.0 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 27° | 3,283 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fish Valley Peak | ESE 117° | 3,209 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268445 — Tryon Peak, Alpine County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800438
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