Needle Peak, California

Eastern aspect of Needle Peak as seen on way from Granite Chief (2015-07-16). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 331 ft/101 m   Optimistic Prominence: 371 ft/113 m   Key Col: 8640 ft/2633 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 0.74 mi/1.2 km    Isolation Limit Point: 39.1983, -120.2875 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Granite Chief  (ESE)
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	Sacramento San Francisco Bay Pacific-Western USA Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Land: Tahoe National Forest Wilderness/Special Area: Granite Chief Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Granite Chief O39120b3 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

Needle Peak waypoint (2016-06-26). Photo by Alex Ramos. Click here for larger-size photo.

The route I used for getting up Needle Peak's summit block. This is a light Class 3. There are other Class 3 ways right nearby, but this one made the most sense for me. Look around the southwest side of the summit block, almost like you're passing by Needle Peak toward Lyon (2022-09-23). Photo by Dylan Kilby. Click here for larger-size photo.

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