Red Lake Peak
Red Lake Peak is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe by Europeans in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 10,039 feet
- Description: mountain in Alpine County, California, USA
- Also known as: “Red Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carson Pass and Stevens Peak.
Carson Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Hank Magnuski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88.
Stevens Peak
Peak
Stevens Peak is a 10,059-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Elephants Back
Peak
Elephants Back is a 9,585-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwood.
Kirkwood
Photo: Ian McKellar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwood is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Red Lake Peak
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.71212° or 38° 42′ 44″ northLongitude
-119.98737° or 119° 59′ 15″ westElevation
10,039 feet (3,060 metres)Open location code
85C2P267+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7929421686OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Red Lake Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Red Lake Peak”
- Dutch: “Red Lake Peak”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريد لاك پياك”
- Ladin: “Red Lake Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sorensen’s Resort and Grass Lake Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crater Lake and Crater Lake 511-002 Dam.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Red Lake Peak”. Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0.