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Red Peak

California

About

Red Peak is a summit of about 9,286 feet in El Dorado County, California, inside the Desolation Wilderness. The peak lies within the Pacific Ranger District of Eldorado National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Tahoma, about 10 miles away. Lake No. 3 and the McConnell Lake Loop are both under a mile away. Climbers can find Majong Boulder about 4 miles off, and Van Vleck Bunkhouse offers camping a little farther.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

9,286 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Red Peak

California

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Tahoma, California · 10 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Eldorado National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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