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The Nipple, California
Prominence: 702 ft, 214 m
Elevation: 9342 feet, 2847 meters
True Isolation: 1.57 mi, 2.52 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 9347 ft / 2848 m
Subpeaks
The Nipple-West Summit
(9280 ft/2829 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
38° 38' 24'' N, 119° 56' 0'' W
38.639941, -119.933337 (Dec Deg)
244690 E 4280905 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
California
County/Second Level Region
Alpine
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Lists that contain The Nipple:
Tahoe-Ogul Peaks List
(Rank #28)
Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
133
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 126)
Selected Trip Reports:
2006-01-13 by Bob Burd
2012-06-10 by Geoffrey Sarna
2012-06-10 by JohnE Sarna (GPS Track)
2013-07-10 by John Morrow
2014-08-30 by Marcus Sierra
2015-09-27 by Dean Gaudet (GPS Track)
2016-07-23 by Jamie Dahl
2017-06-25 by Brett Moffatt
2017-09-29 by Andrew Kirmse (GPS Track)
2018-07-29 by Joe Merlone
2018-08-22 by Redd Sea
2018-09-13 by Brett Marciasini
2018-09-15 by Lisa Barboza (GPS Track)
2018-11-01 by Bob Burd
2019-08-31 by Jeffrey Kabel
2020-05-30 by Clément Guillaume (GPS Track)
2020-06-13 by Jon Beck
2020-07-03 by John Fedak
2020-07-05 by Will Whitney
2020-07-19 by Briana Jaskot (GPS Track)
2020-07-19 by Michael Jaskot
2021-06-06 by Matt Parker (GPS Track)
2021-07-09 by Marc Belanger (GPS Track)
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Elevation Ladder from The Nipple
Prominence Ladder from The Nipple
My son, Geoffrey, having left the PCT below, is about to gain the ridge which leads to the summit (2012-06-10). Photo by
JohnE Sarna
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 702 ft/214 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 742 ft/226 m
Key Col
: 8640 ft/2633 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 1.57 mi/2.52 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 38.655, -119.955
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Peak 9374
(NW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Pacific Ranges
Range3:
Sierra Nevada
Range4:
Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada
Range5:
Mokelumne Wilderness Area
Drainage Basins
San Joaquin
San Francisco Bay
Pacific-Western USA
Pacific Ocean
Ownership
Land: Eldorado National Forest/Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Topo Map
Carson Pass O38119f8 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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Other Photos
View of The Nipple from the west summit with Markleeville Peak in the distance (2021-07-09). Photo by
Marc Belanger
.
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