Mountain · United States · Sierra Nevada
Tower Peak
Elevation
3,571 m
#2,227
in the world
#776
in United States
Tower Peak is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,571 m, the 776th highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.
Where it is
Tower Peak lies in United States, in California.
Key facts
Elevation
3,571 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Range
Region
California
Coordinates
38.144, -119.548
First ascent
1870
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Peak | 3,366 m | 2.9 km |
| Hawksbeak Peak | 3,385 m | 3.6 km |
| Acker Peak | 3,310 m | 5.1 km |
| Bigelow Peak | 3,213 m | 7.0 km |
| Chittenden Peak | 2,920 m | 8.0 km |
| Crown Point | 3,444 m | 8.7 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Tower Peak.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Tahoe | United States | 21,706 | 96 km |
| Carson City | United States | 58,639 | 115 km |
| Oakdale | United States | 22,259 | 122 km |
| Merced | United States | 82,436 | 125 km |
| Atwater | United States | 29,237 | 129 km |
About this mountain
At 3,571 m, this peak in the Sierra Nevada stands 3.6 km from Hawksbeak Peak at 3,385 m and 2.9 km from Wells Peak at 3,366 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1870. South Lake Tahoe lies 95.7 km away.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali | 6,194 m |
| 2 | Churchill Peaks | 6,186 m |
| 3 | South Peak | 6,186 m |
| 4 | North Peak | 5,920 m |
| 5 | Archdeacons Tower | 5,859 m |
| 6 | Mount Saint Elias | 5,489 m |
| 7 | Mount Foraker | 5,270 m |
| 8 | Mount Bona | 4,986 m |
| 9 | Mount Sanford | 4,943 m |
| 10 | Mount Blackburn | 4,839 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Tower Peak?
- Tower Peak rises to 3,571 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Tower Peak?
- Tower Peak is in United States, in California.
- Where does Tower Peak rank?
- It is the 776th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #2,227 worldwide.
- When was Tower Peak first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1870.
- What is the nearest city to Tower Peak?
- South Lake Tahoe, United States, about 96 km away.
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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.