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Needle Peak, California
Prominence: 331 ft, 101 m
Elevation: 8971 feet, 2734 meters
True Isolation: 0.74 mi, 1.2 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 8975 ft / 2735 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
39° 12' 2'' N, 120° 18' 4'' W
39.200557, -120.301041 (Dec Deg)
733064 E 4342504 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
California
County/Second Level Region
Placer
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Lists that contain Needle Peak:
Tahoe-Ogul Peaks List
(Rank #42)
Western States Climbers List
(Rank #243)
Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
84
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 77)
Selected Trip Reports:
1987-09-20 by JohnE Sarna
2004-03-14 by Bob Burd
2009-07-20 by John Fedak
2009-08-22 by Brad Boester
2013-10-12 by Marcus Sierra
2015-10-03 by Craig Barlow
2016-06-26 by Alex Ramos (GPS Track)
2016-08-20 by Dean Gaudet
2018-06-30 by Kayla Brown
2018-07-01 by Bo Meng (GPS Track)
2020-07-11 by Briana Jaskot
2020-07-11 by Michael Jaskot
2020-10-06 by Michael Toffey (GPS Track)
2021-07-11 by Brett Marciasini
2021-10-02 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track)
2021-10-02 by Philip Frost (GPS Track)
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Eastern aspect of Needle Peak as seen on way from Granite Chief (2015-07-16). Photo by
Joseph Del Grosso
.
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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
.
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