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Phipps Peak

Elevation
2,813 m
#4,880
in the world
#1,436
in United States
434 m
prominence

Phipps Peak is a mountain in United States, rising to 2,813 m, the 1,436th highest we list in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Range
#136 in the range
Nearest town
15 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Phipps Peak

Phipps Peak lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
2,813 m (9,229 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
434 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
38.955, -120.150

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,436of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#136of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,880of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Middle Mountain2,539 m2.7 km
Jakes Peak2,797 m2.9 km
Rubicon Peak2,798 m4.0 km
Maggies Peaks2,639 m4.0 km
Dicks Peak3,042 m6.0 km
Red Peak2,833 m7.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Phipps Peak.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
South Lake TahoeUnited States21,70615 km
Carson CityUnited States58,63940 km
TruckeeUnited States16,29942 km
RenoUnited States264,16570 km
SparksUnited States96,09473 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.