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Lyon Peak, California
Prominence: 251 ft, 77 m
Elevation: 8891 feet, 2710 meters
True Isolation: 0.89 mi, 1.44 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 8895 ft / 2711 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
39° 12' 25'' N, 120° 18' 56'' W
39.206823, -120.315627 (Dec Deg)
731784 E 4343162 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
California
County/Second Level Region
Placer
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Lists that contain Lyon Peak:
Tahoe-Ogul Peaks List
(Rank #46)
Western States Climbers List
(Rank #250)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
81
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 75)
Selected Trip Reports:
1987-09-20 by JohnE Sarna
2004-03-14 by Bob Burd
2009-07-20 by John Fedak
2013-10-12 by Marcus Sierra
2015-10-03 by Craig Barlow
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 Philip Frost (GPS Track)
2021-10-02 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track)
2022-07-29 by Maxton Caplanides
2022-09-23 by Dylan Kilby
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Needle Peak and Granite Chief as viewed from the summit of Lyon. You can see the talus slope of Lyon transitioning to the clumpy mountain grass toward the volcanic summit of Needle, as well as the copses toward the western side of Granite Chief (2022-09-23). Photo by
Dylan Kilby
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 251 ft/77 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 291 ft/89 m
Key Col
: 8640 ft/2633 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 0.89 mi/1.44 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 39.2008, -120.3008
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Needle Peak
(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
This peak was submitted to the Peakbagger.com database by
Collin Kamholz
.
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