Lyon Peak
Lyon Peak is an 8,891-foot-elevation mountain summit in Placer County, California, United States. Lyon Peak has an elevation of 8,901 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Granite Chief.
Granite Chief
Peak
Photo: Tim Berger, CC BY 2.0.
Granite Chief is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The mountain rises to an elevation of 9,010 feet and receives consistent heavy snowfall during the winter months.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soda Springs and Olympic Valley.
Soda Springs
Locality
Soda Springs is a set of springs in Placer County, California that was in the 19th century once the location of a hotel and resort. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River, 2 miles west of Tinker Knob, and 4 miles north-northwest of Granite Chief.
Olympic Valley
Village
Photo: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympic Valley is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. Olympic Valley is situated 4½ miles east of Lyon Peak.
Alpine Meadows
Hamlet
Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. The community is located on Bear Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles west of Tahoe City, at an elevation of 6,480 ft. Alpine Meadows is situated 5 miles southeast of Lyon Peak.
Lyon Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,901 feet
- Description: mountain in California, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20685° or 39° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-120.31548° or 120° 18′ 56″ westElevation
8,901 feet (2,713 metres)Open location code
84FX6M4M+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 358798683OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lyon Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lyon Peak (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Lyon Peak”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Needle Peak and Painted Rock.
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