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Record SL-816529 · Wikidata Q49024858

Dicks Peak

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Elevation
3,042 m
9,980 ft
Prominence
468 m
Isolation
4.6 km
Coordinates
38.9005° N, 120.1510° W
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Dicks Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Dicks Peak is a 9,974-foot-elevation (3,040-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is the third-highest peak in the Desolation Wilderness, and is set on land managed by Eldorado National Forest. It is situated six miles (9.7 km) south of Lake Tahoe, and approximately eight miles (13 km) west of the community of South Lake Tahoe. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises over 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Rockbound Valley in approximately one mile. One-half mile east of the peak the Pacific Crest Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail traverse Dicks Pass, which provides an approach option for those climbing the peak. Inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest.

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Jacks Peak 3,002 m S 194° 1.1 km
Janine's Peak 2,920 m E 69° 1.9 km
Little Pyramid 2,876 m SW 241° 3.6 km
Cracked Crag 2,667 m SE 152° 4.0 km
Mount Tallac 2,967 m E 82° 4.5 km
Mount Price 3,040 m SW 207° 4.6 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Predator X Trailside Boulder V4 1.8 km
Tuna Face Trailside Boulder V5 1.8 km
Netherite Majong Boulder V0- 1.8 km
Netherite Sit Start Majong Boulder V2 1.8 km
Redstone Majong Boulder V3-4 1.8 km
Redstone Undercling Majong Boulder V7 1.8 km
Creeper Majong Boulder V2 1.8 km
Aloha Roof Aloha Boulder V6 2.7 km
Mahalo Aloha Boulder V6 2.7 km
Howlies Face Aloha Boulder V1 2.7 km
Crystal Range Traverse Desolation Wilderness 1- 3.0 km
Asteroid Belt Neowise Boulder V3 3.0 km
Neowise Neowise Boulder V4 3.0 km
Blueberry Apple Fruit Leather Boulder V3-4 3.0 km
Apple Raspberry Direct Fruit Leather Boulder V2 3.0 km
Red Hen Arete Red Hen Boulder V0-1 3.0 km
Harder Than it Looks Red Hen Boulder V3 3.0 km
Red Hen Red Hen Boulder V3-4 3.0 km
Quickly Without Asking (Tallac Headwall Direct) Tallac Headwall 6b 4.7 km
Unknown B Cascade Cliff 6c 4.8 km
Rasputin Cascade Cliff 6b+ 4.8 km
Unknown Cascade Cliff 7c 4.8 km
Hammer Down Cascade Cliff 7c 4.8 km
South Tahoe Two-Step Cascade Cliff 7b 4.8 km
On Beyond Zebra Cascade Cliff 8b+ 4.8 km