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Tells Peak

Elevation
2,699 m
#5,384
in the world
#1,563
in United States
272 m
prominence

Tells Peak is a mountain in United States, rising to 2,699 m, the 1,563rd highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
2,699 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
272 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#5,384
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Tells Peak

Tells Peak lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
2,699 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
272 m
Type
Mountain
Range
Sierra Nevada
Region
California
Coordinates
38.960, -120.254

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#1,563of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#145of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#5,384of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
McConnell Peak2,770 m1.6 km
Silver Peak2,709 m3.5 km
Red Peak2,833 m4.8 km
Middle Mountain2,539 m6.3 km
Lost Corner Mountain2,516 m7.4 km
Phipps Peak2,813 m9.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Tells Peak.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
South Lake TahoeUnited States21,70624 km
TruckeeUnited States16,29941 km
Carson CityUnited States58,63948 km
Cameron ParkUnited States18,22871 km
RenoUnited States264,16574 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.