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Tells Peak

Tells Peak in California, California rises to 8,872 ft. Explore summit facts, photos, hiking list memberships and catalog route summaries on PeakList.

Tells Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the very north end of the subrange of the Crystal Mountains (California), to the east of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. At the summit, there is a notebook, concealed in a glass jar where any hiker my record his or her thoughts once reaching the top. Elevation: 2704m (8872ft) Location: California, USA Range: Sierra Nevada Coordinates: 38°57′35.96″N, 120°15′18.79″W
Tells Peak · Nick Ares from Auburn, CA, United States · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source and licensing

Summit facts

Elevation
8,872 ft
State / region
California
Range
California
Coordinates
38.959927, -120.2547

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  • Van Vleck Ranch Road Route — 10 miles, 2,400 ft gain

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