| Tells Peak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,876 ft (2,705 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 232 ft (71 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | McConnell Peak[2] |
| Listing | Tahoe OGUL Mountaineer Peak[3] |
| Coordinates | 38°57′35″N 120°15′16″W / 38.95983535°N 120.25440895000001°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Tells Peak Location in California | |
| Location | El Dorado County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Loon Lake |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[3] |
Tells Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the very north end of the Crystal Range (California), to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
The origin of the name is not certain. It is probably named for a Swiss homesteader named Tell who lived a few miles to the west. At least one historian believes it was named for Ciperano Pedrini, a storekeeper in Garden Valley, who was known as Bill Tell.[5]
- ^ a b "Tells Peak, California". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Key Col for Tells Peak". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b "Tahoe OGUL Peaks List". Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "Tells Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 357.