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Tinker Knob, California

Prominence: 1029 ft, 314 m

Elevation: 8949 feet, 2728 meters

Approx. Isolation: 3.17 mi, 5.1 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 8953 ft / 2729 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	39° 14' 41'' N; 120° 17' 6'' W 39.244787, -120.285079 (Dec Deg) 734295E 4347455N Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	Placer
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 1029 ft/314 m
Optimistic Prominence: 1069 ft/326 m
Key Col: 7920 ft/2414 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 7880 and 7920 feet.
    Topo Map: Granite Chief O39120b3 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 39° 12' 52'' N; 120° 16' 20'' W
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Isolation

3.17 mi/5.1 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Needle Peak (SSW)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Sierra Nevada
Range4: Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada
Range5: Granite Chief-Northwest Tahoe Area

Drainage Basins

Great Basin
Internal Drainage-N.A.
Worldwide Internal Drainage

Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean

Ownership

Land: Tahoe National Forest

Topo Map

Granite Chief O39120b3 1:24,000

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