Washeshu Peak
Washeshu Peak rises to 2,706 m in California. Granite Chief stands 2,749 m to the northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Watson Monument, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 15 miles off.
The story
Washeshu Peak is an 8,855-foot-elevation (2,699-meter) mountain summit in Placer County, California, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49077319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,706 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 16.6 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 19 mi
- Cave Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alpine Springs Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Olympic Valley Park: 3.9 mi
- Lake Tahoe Park: 6.8 mi
- Kilner Park: 6.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Commons Beach: 7.0 mi
- KT-22: 1.5 mi
- Granite Chief: 1.5 mi
- Needle Peak: 2.2 mi
- Ward Peak: 2.6 mi
- Poulsen Peak: 2.7 mi
- Olympic Meadow Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Ward Creek: 6.5 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Robie Park: 6.6 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 7.1 mi
- William Kent Beach: 6.8 mi
- China Cove Beach: 9.7 mi
- Patton Beach: 10.7 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 12.9 mi
- Secline Beach: 13.4 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Twin Crags: 5.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 9.5 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 9.7 mi
- Watson Monument: 0.8 mi
- Olympic Flame: 4.1 mi
- Johnson Monument: 4.4 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 10.1 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 6.8 mi
- Watson Cabin: 7.0 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 7.9 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 10.1 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Big Spring: 2.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 7.6 mi
- Health Springs: 8.7 mi
- Brockway Spring: 14.5 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.0 mi
- China Wall: 9.7 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 11.4 mi
- Balancing Rock: 15.8 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 15.8 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 18.1 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 10.4 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 17.9 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Falls: 18.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 8.3 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 12.8 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Lodgepole: 19.5 mi
- The Big Tree: 6.9 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 11.6 mi
- The Ants: 12.5 mi
- St Theresa: 23.0 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 10.2 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.6 mi
- Deadwood: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Washeshu Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Chief | NW 322° | 2,749 m | 1.5 mi |
| Lyon Peak | NW 306° | 2,713 m | 3.0 mi |
| Tinker Knob | N 350° | 2,713 m | 4.5 mi |
| Needle Peak | NW 310° | 2,711 m | 2.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SSE 157° | 2,701 m | 5.1 mi |
| Ellis Peak | SSE 154° | 2,648 m | 8.7 mi |
| Anderson Peak | NNW 345° | 2,646 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Pluto | ENE 59° | 2,625 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:00 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800048
Day trips start here
- Olympic Valley · 2 mi
- Tahoe City · 7 mi
- Homewood · 9 mi
- Truckee · 11 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 13 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 14 mi
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