Relay Peak

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Relay Peak
Relay Peak and Lake Tahoe from Mt Houghton.jpg
North aspect, from Mt. Houghton
Highest point
Elevation 10,338 ft (3,151 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 296 ft (90 m) [3]
Parent peak Mount Houghton (10,490 ft) [4]
Isolation 1.35 mi (2.17 km) [4]
Coordinates 39°18′55″N119°56′49″W / 39.3153102°N 119.9468591°W / 39.3153102; -119.9468591 [5]
Geography
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Relay Peak
Location in Nevada
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Relay Peak
Relay Peak (the United States)
Location Mount Rose Wilderness
Country United States of America
State Nevada
County Washoe
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Carson Range
Topo map USGS Mount Rose
Climbing
Easiest route Hiking trail

Relay Peak is a 10,338-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

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Description

Relay Peak is set five miles north of Lake Tahoe in the Mount Rose Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It is part of the Carson Range which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Mount Rose and four miles (6.4 km) north of Incline Village. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,420 feet (430 meters) above Ginny Lake in one mile, and 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Incline Lake in two miles. The Tahoe Rim Trail traverses the summit of the peak, providing an approach option, and the summit represents the highest point anywhere along the entire 170 mile trail. [6] This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1990 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [5]

Climate

Relay Peak in winter, from the southeast at Tahoe Meadows Relay Peak, Tahoe Meadows.jpg
Relay Peak in winter, from the southeast at Tahoe Meadows

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Relay Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [7] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

Relay Peak, north aspect Relay Peak (10,285 ft).jpg
Relay Peak, north aspect

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References

  1. United States Board on Geographic Names (1990), Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, List 1990, Department of the Interior, p. 19
  2. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Mount Rose
  3. "Relay Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. 1 2 "Relay Peak - 10,329' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. 1 2 "Relay Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. Mike White (2015), Afoot & Afield: Tahoe-Reno, Wilderness Press, ISBN   9780899977928, p. 320
  7. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica .