Listing Tahoe OGUL Emblem Peak Elevation 3,069 m Prominence 446 m | First ascent February 1844 Mountain range Sierra Nevada | |
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Location Alpine County, California, U.S. Similar Rubicon Peak, Phipps Peak, Snow Valley Peak, Jobs Peak, Freel Peak | ||
Red Lake Peak (elevation 10,068 feet or 3,069 metres) is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort. The peak lies just north of the pass and generally northwest of the small lake east of the pass for which the peak is named. Lake Tahoe is visible to the north from the peak.
Map of Red Lake Peak, California 96150, USA
References
Red Lake Peak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA