Silver Peak (Alpine County, California)

Silver Peak is a 10820. ft mountain summit in Alpine County, California, United States.

Description
Silver Peak is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 3.2 miles northeast of Ebbetts Pass in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The nearest town is Markleeville 8.5 mile (13.7 km) to the north and the nearest higher neighbor is Highland Peak 1.63 mile (2.6 km) to the south. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the East Fork Carson River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3400 ft above Noble Canyon in 1.6 mile (2.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Silver Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. 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.