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Elephants Back, California

Elephants Back is a summit located in Alpine County, CA at N38.678519° W119.983238° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 9580 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Carson Pass, CA.

Feature Type: Summit
Latitude: N38.678519° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W119.983238°
Elevation: 9580 ft MSL
County: Alpine County, California
USGS 24K Map: Carson Pass, CA
USGS 24K MRC: 38119F8

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of Elephants Back, CA
Source: US Geological Survey

Aerial imagery:
Aerial imagery of Elephants Back, CA
Source: US National Map

OpenStreetMap:
OpenStreetMap map of Elephants Back, CA
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by TopoQuest

OpenTopoMap:
OpenTopoMap map of Elephants Back, CA
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by OpenTopoMap and TopoQuest

FAA VFR aeronautical chart::
FAA VFR chart of Elephants Back, CA
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Here are some other places of interest near Elephants Back:

Feature Name Type Latitude Longitude Distance View Map
Alhambra MineMineN38.727962°W119.972682°3.5 miles  View Map
Alpine MineMineN38.732129°W119.972126°3.8 miles  View Map
Badaraco CampLocaleN38.679352°W120.027129°2.4 miles  View Map
Beebe LakeLakeN38.605899°W120.059874°6.5 miles  View Map
Black ButteSummitN38.683519°W120.022406°2.1 miles  View Map
Black Rock LakeLakeN38.591566°W120.073029°7.7 miles  View Map
Blue Lakes TrailheadLocaleN38.624352°W119.909348°5.5 miles  View Map
Border Ruffian FlatFlatN38.631297°W119.912681°5.0 miles  View Map
Brewers MineMineN38.712962°W119.937403°3.4 miles  View Map
Burnside LakeLakeN38.712667°W119.890508°5.5 miles  View Map
Burnside MineMineN38.731017°W119.898235°5.8 miles  View Map
Cal-Pine MineMineN38.725184°W119.889624°6.0 miles  View Map
Caples LakeReservoirN38.698725°W120.045440°3.6 miles  View Map
Caples Lake 97-059 DamDamN38.706574°W120.049351°4.1 miles  View Map
Caples Lake CampgroundLocaleN38.705463°W120.054907°4.3 miles  View Map
Caples Lake Maintenance StationLocaleN38.708519°W120.039351°3.7 miles  View Map
Carson PassGapN38.693796°W119.988516°1.1 miles  View Map
Carson Pass Scenic ViewpointLocaleN38.693519°W119.985738°1.0 miles  View Map
Charity ValleyFlatN38.666296°W119.913792°3.8 miles  View Map
Clover ValleyBasinN38.593520°W119.918793°6.8 miles  View Map
Corrie LochanLakeN38.649819°W120.024559°3.0 miles  View Map
Covered Wagon PeakSummitN38.657131°W120.047685°3.8 miles  View Map
Crater LakeLakeN38.723009°W119.976108°3.1 miles  View Map
Crater Lake 511-002 DamDamN38.723240°W119.974349°3.1 miles  View Map
Damsite CampgroundLocaleN38.629630°W119.939071°4.1 miles  View Map
Dardanelles LakeLakeN38.760038°W120.022015°6.0 miles  View Map
Deadwood CanyonValleyN38.580187°W120.005184°6.9 miles  View Map
Deadwood LakeLakeN38.601112°W119.990825°5.4 miles  View Map
Deadwood PeakSummitN38.628242°W119.992684°3.5 miles  View Map
Devils CorralBasinN38.640464°W119.984072°2.6 miles  View Map
Devils CreekStreamN38.645186°W119.987128°2.3 miles  View Map
Devils Hole LakeLakeN38.632436°W120.077809°6.0 miles  View Map
Dixon CanyonValleyN38.735740°W120.021850°4.5 miles  View Map
DresslerLocaleN38.661852°W119.918514°3.7 miles  View Map
Elbert LakeLakeN38.774720°W120.033930°7.2 miles  View Map
Elephants BackSummitN38.678519°W119.983238°0.0 milesView Map
Emigrant CreekStreamN38.684075°W120.037129°2.9 miles  View Map
Emigrant LakeLakeN38.660590°W120.038581°3.2 miles  View Map
Emigrant ValleyFlatN38.670741°W120.043796°3.3 miles  View Map
Evergreen LakeLakeN38.613136°W119.955458°4.8 miles  View Map
Faith ValleyFlatN38.683240°W119.930737°2.9 miles  View Map
Forestdale CreekStreamN38.675463°W119.937126°2.5 miles  View Map
Forestdale DivideRidgeN38.660463°W119.967682°1.5 miles  View Map
Four LakesLakeN38.743796°W120.016016°4.8 miles  View Map
Fourth of July LakeLakeN38.649683°W120.017387°2.7 miles  View Map
Fourth of July PeakSummitN38.658806°W120.023360°2.6 miles  View Map
Frog LakeLakeN38.687796°W119.985968°0.7 miles  View Map
Granite LakeLakeN38.619847°W119.961730°4.2 miles  View Map
Grouse CreekStreamN38.612131°W120.033241°5.3 miles  View Map
Grouse LakeLakeN38.621890°W120.008716°4.1 miles  View Map
Hawkins CreekStreamN38.736573°W119.931292°4.9 miles  View Map
Hellhole LakeLakeN38.617055°W119.884330°6.8 miles  View Map
Hope ValleyBasinN38.777129°W119.932958°7.3 miles  View Map
Hope Valley CampgroundLocaleN38.730184°W119.929070°4.6 miles  View Map
Hope Valley ResortLocaleN38.775462°W119.898791°8.1 miles  View Map
Horse CanyonValleyN38.631298°W120.037407°4.4 miles  View Map
Hungalelti RidgeRidgeN38.636990°W120.056240°4.9 miles  View Map
Jeff Davis PeakSummitN38.636574°W119.896292°5.5 miles  View Map
KirkwoodPopulated PlaceN38.702686°W120.072686°5.1 miles  View Map
Kirkwood Census Designated PlaceCensusN38.693005°W120.064046°4.5 miles  View Map
Kirkwood CreekStreamN38.708519°W120.071019°5.2 miles  View Map
Kirkwood MeadowsFlatN38.692130°W120.072963°4.9 miles  View Map
Kirkwood Ski AreaLocaleN38.678241°W120.042963°3.2 miles  View Map
Kirkwood Volunteer Fire DepartmentBuildingN38.689954°W120.071584°4.8 miles  View Map
Kit CarsonPillarN38.694630°W119.989627°1.2 miles  View Map
Kit Carson CampgroundLocaleN38.776295°W119.897680°8.2 miles  View Map
Ladeux MeadowFlatN38.612132°W120.079076°6.9 miles  View Map
Lily Pad LakeLakeN38.605221°W119.887059°7.3 miles  View Map
Little Indian ValleyBasinN38.596297°W119.887125°7.7 miles  View Map
Little Round TopSummitN38.740185°W120.051573°5.6 miles  View Map
Lost Cabin MineMineN38.682408°W120.014350°1.7 miles  View Map
Lost Lake East 512 DamDamN38.646574°W119.944349°3.0 miles  View Map
Lost Lake West 512-002 DamDamN38.648241°W119.949349°2.8 miles  View Map
Lost LakesLakeN38.647686°W119.949626°2.8 miles  View Map
Lower Beebe LakeLakeN38.599198°W120.051359°6.6 miles  View Map
Lower Blue LakeReservoirN38.614197°W119.931111°5.3 miles  View Map
Lower Blue Lake 97-062 DamDamN38.609075°W119.927126°5.7 miles  View Map
Lower Blue Lake CampgroundLocaleN38.612408°W119.925460°5.5 miles  View Map
Markleeville PeakSummitN38.661574°W119.897958°4.7 miles  View Map
Martell FlatFlatN38.626853°W120.059075°5.4 miles  View Map
Maxwell CreekStreamN38.758240°W119.937125°6.0 miles  View Map
Meadow CreekStreamN38.578798°W120.000462°7.0 miles  View Map
Meadow LakeReservoirN38.600867°W119.968778°5.4 miles  View Map
Meadow Lake 97-063 DamDamN38.599353°W119.975461°5.5 miles  View Map
Meiss LakeLakeN38.735642°W120.012809°4.3 miles  View Map
Melissa Coray PeakSummitN38.651853°W120.039907°3.6 miles  View Map
Middle CreekStreamN38.621297°W119.932126°4.8 miles  View Map
Middle Creek CampgroundLocaleN38.626575°W119.936849°4.4 miles  View Map
Mokelumne WildernessReserveN38.582974°W119.992774°6.6 miles  View Map
Old Emigrant Trail Historical MarkerParkN38.702963°W120.036851°3.3 miles  View Map
Pickett PeakSummitN38.755739°W119.903235°6.9 miles  View Map
Red LakeReservoirN38.698895°W119.974272°1.5 miles  View Map
Red Lake 511-003 DamDamN38.699907°W119.969349°1.7 miles  View Map
Red Lake CreekStreamN38.733517°W119.931847°4.7 miles  View Map
Red Lake PeakSummitN38.714074°W119.987405°2.5 miles  View Map
Red VistaLocaleN38.704352°W119.972960°1.9 miles  View Map
Rice LakeLakeN38.609885°W119.959906°4.9 miles  View Map
Round LakeLakeN38.750059°W120.006043°5.1 miles  View Map
Round Lake 1-030 DamDamN38.751573°W120.006016°5.2 miles  View Map
Round MeadowFlatN38.768240°W120.065740°7.6 miles  View Map
Round TopSummitN38.663519°W120.001295°1.4 miles  View Map
Round Top LakeLakeN38.667422°W120.012484°1.8 miles  View Map
Schneider CampLocaleN38.725185°W120.050185°4.8 miles  View Map
Scott Lake 511 DamDamN38.764351°W119.966015°6.0 miles  View Map
Scotts LakeLakeN38.763964°W119.966011°6.0 miles  View Map
Scout Carson LakeLakeN38.647751°W120.054399°4.4 miles  View Map
Showers LakeLakeN38.741736°W120.035209°5.2 miles  View Map
Snow CanyonValleyN38.601576°W119.977128°5.3 miles  View Map
Snowshoe Springs CampgroundLocaleN38.777684°W119.886013°8.6 miles  View Map
Snowshoe Thompson Historical MonumentParkN38.695185°W119.989905°1.2 miles  View Map
Snowshoe Thompson Historical SIteLocaleN38.777128°W119.887957°8.5 miles  View Map
SorensensPopulated PlaceN38.774350°W119.902957°7.9 miles  View Map
Stevens PeakSummitN38.733518°W119.982682°3.8 miles  View Map
Summit Lake DamDamN38.596575°W119.901015°7.2 miles  View Map
Summit Meadow LakeLakeN38.639206°W120.068996°5.4 miles  View Map
Tamarac Lake 513-005 DamDamN38.613241°W119.899348°6.4 miles  View Map
Tamarack LakeReservoirN38.611325°W119.900767°6.4 miles  View Map
Telephone GulchValleyN38.620464°W120.034352°4.9 miles  View Map
The NippleSummitN38.639908°W119.933237°3.8 miles  View Map
The SistersSummitN38.662686°W120.007961°1.7 miles  View Map
Thimble PeakSummitN38.662408°W120.060463°4.3 miles  View Map
Twin LakeReservoirN38.606533°W119.939587°5.5 miles  View Map
Twin Lakes 97-069 DamDamN38.606575°W119.932682°5.7 miles  View Map
Twin Lakes ReservoirReservoirN38.706574°W120.049351°4.1 miles  View Map
Upper Blue Creek 97-070 DamDamN38.628241°W119.941015°4.2 miles  View Map
Upper Blue LakeReservoirN38.632017°W119.948453°3.7 miles  View Map
Upper Blue Lake CampgroundLocaleN38.638519°W119.955738°3.1 miles  View Map
Waterhouse PeakSummitN38.776018°W119.965459°6.8 miles  View Map
Willow CreekStreamN38.777962°W119.917680°7.7 miles  View Map
Winnemucca LakeLakeN38.669566°W119.993315°0.8 miles  View Map
Woods LakeLakeN38.682951°W120.009222°1.4 miles  View Map
Woods Lake CampgroundLocaleN38.686019°W120.011017°1.6 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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