North Tahoe I-80 Peaks : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost

Introduction

This rather arbitrarily contrived peak list includes all 7,000 foot and taller peaks located in the northern Lake Tahoe region, off Interstate 80. The area covered in this list runs roughly East / West from the Mt. Rose to Emigrant Gap and North / South from Jackson Meadows Reservoir to the American River. I wanted to develop a list of peaks that could easily be reached with a short drive off I-80 and would include many of the obscure peaks in the region. Climbing difficulty ranges from Class 3 on Castle Peak to an easy class 1 stroll on most others.

There are a total of 56 peaks in the list, 55 of which are named peaks. The only unofficially unnamed peak, “Mt. Lola North”, was added due to it being the county high point of Sierra County.

Let me know if you find any errors or think other peaks in the area would be a worthy addition.

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Peak List

Bowman Lake Vicinity

Peak Photo	Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	English Mountain	8,373	39.44639 N - 120.551 W
	Findley Peak	7,424	39.48389 N - 120.57389 W
	Bowman Mountain	7,386	39.43306 N - 120.62889 W
	Pinoli Peak	7,297	39.4905 N - 120.64833 W
	Red Hill	7,060	39.43639 N - 120.61944 W
	Quartz Hill	7,010	39.46889 N - 120.6275 W

Cisco Grove / Lake Spaulding Vicinity

Peak Photo	Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	Black Buttes	8,028	39.395 N - 120.55667 W
	Signal Peak	7,841	39.33889 N - 120.53361 W
	Meadow Lake Hill	7,821	39.41528 N - 120.48083 W
	Old Man Mountain	7,789	39.37056 N - 120.52083 W
	Grouse Ridge Lookout	7,712	39.38612 N - 120.61253 W
	Fall Creek Mountain	7,490	39.405 N - 120.62806 W
	Haystack Mtn	7,391	39.4186 N - 120.58417 W

South of I-80 to American River

Peak Photo	Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	Tinker Knob	8,949	39.245 N - 120.28361 W
	Anderson Peak	8,683	39.25917 N - 120.29583 W
	Mt. Lincoln	8,388	39.28788 N - 120.32847 W
	Mt. Judah	8,243	39.29861 N - 120.31444 W
	Snow Mountain	8,014	39.24139 N - 120.46278 W
	Donner Peak	8,013	39.30889 N - 120.31111 W
	Mt. Disney	7,953	39.29472 N - 120.33972 W
	Crows Nest	7,896	39.29722 N - 120.34917 W
	Devils Peak	7,841	39.28194 N - 120.43889 W

Castle Peak Vicinity

Peak Photo
Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	Mt. Lola	9,148	39.43306 N - 120.36333 W
	Castle Peak	9,103	39.36556 N - 120.34806 W
	Basin Peak	9,017	39.38194 N - 120.36222 W
	Carpenter Ridge	8,930	39.41333 N - 120.31944 W
	Mt. Lola- North	8,844	39.4536 N - 120.3636 W
	Sand Ridge	8,261	39.36861 N - 120.3975 W
	Andesite Peak	8,219	39.35111 N - 120.36556 W
	Buzzard Roost	8,098	39.37167 N - 120.42667 W
	Webber Peak	8,093	39.4806 N - 120.445 W
	Red Mountain	7,896	39.38389 N - 120.29917 W
	Treasure Mountain	7,085	39.54 N - 120.35639 W

Mt. Rose Vicinity

Peak Photo	Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	Mt. Rose	10,776	39.34389 N - 119.91611 W
	Church Peak	10,601	39.35194 N - 119.9222 W
	Mt. Houghton	10,490	39.33403 N - 119.93966 W
	Relay Peak	10,338	39.31444 N - 119.94583 W
	Sunflower Mountain	10,243	39.38242 N - 119.93581 W
	Tamarack Peak	9,897	39.31833 N - 119.92083 W
	Rose Knob Peak	9,710	39.29361 N - 119.95611 W
	Slide Peak	9,698	39.31278 N - 119.88278 W
	Rose Knob	9,608	39.29028 N - 119.98 W
	Chocolate Peak	9,402	39.35333 N - 119.89583 W
	Mt. Baldy	9,271	39.27861 N - 119.95917 W
	Alpine Walk Peak	9,038	39.38333 N - 119.90722 W
	Martis Peak	8,742	39.29167 N - 120.03167 W
	Juniper Hill	7,939	39.34556 N - 120.02194 W
	Burned Hill	7,925	39.32056 N - 120.02194 W

Stampede Reservoir Vicinity

Peak Photo	Peak Name	Height	Coordinates / Topo Zone Link
	Verdi Peak	8,444	39.4725 N - 120.03944 W
	Ladybug Peak	8,380	39.4725 N - 120.03944 W
	Sardine Peak	8,134	39.54028 N - 120.1875 W
	Crystal Peak	8,103	39.5575 N - 120.08833 W
	Beacon Point	7,501	39.53333 N - 120.04861 W
	Prosser Hill	7,171	39.375 N - 120.21556 W

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