Baltic Peak is a mountain in the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
foothills of
El Dorado County
El Dorado County (), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville. The County is part of the Sacramento- Roseville-A ...
in the U.S. state of
California
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. The nearest city to this peak is
Grizzly Flats, a small unincorporated community. Branching off of the Mormon Emigrant Trail, which can be found 3.4 miles from Jenkinson Lake, a dirt path can be found leading to an abandoned lookout on the peak. On the north face, there is a gold mine that was built in 1896. The mine closed by 1907.
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{{cite book, author=Gudde, Erwin Gustav , title=California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names
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{{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MJHWuvL5WpcC&dq=baltic+peak&pg=PA94
, title=California Trails Northern Sierra Region , pages=94–97
, last1=Massey, first1=Peter, last2=Wilson, first2=Jeanne, last3=Titus, first3=Angela, date=2006-09-01
, publisher=Adler Publishing, isbn=9781930193239, language=en]
[{{cite peakbagger, pid=38280, name=Baltic Peak, accessdate=2018-02-18]
El Dorado County, California
Mountains of El Dorado County, California