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Wallace Peak

Wallace Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wallace Peak rises to 1,863 m in California. Red Peak stands 2,833 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1863 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.04546, -120.44881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
  • Kaspian Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Alpine Springs Community Park: 16.7 mi
  • Kailua Park: 16.7 mi
  • Kilner Park: 16.9 mi
  • Olympic Valley Park: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Stephen Downey: 8.0 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 9.0 mi
  • Albert Givan: 12.3 mi
  • Watson Monument: 13.6 mi
  • Bullion: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 12
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Watson Cabin: 18.7 mi
  • Donner Summit Historical Society: 19.6 mi
  • Foresthill Divide Museum: 19.8 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 20.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Coyote Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Dad Youngs Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Health Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Dawson Spring: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 6.2 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 18.3 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 5
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Wallace Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red PeakSE 124°2,833 m14.8 mi
McConnell SpurESE 123°2,779.776 m13.4 mi
McConnell PeakESE 121°2,770 m12.9 mi
Granite ChiefNE 39°2,749 m13.7 mi
Silver PeakESE 123°2,724 m14.0 mi
Lyon PeakNNE 33°2,713 m13.2 mi
Needle PeakNE 36°2,711 m13.3 mi
Washeshu PeakNE 46°2,706 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802694

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