Near Markleeville in Alpine County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Reynolds Peak

Elevation 9300 Feet

Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 13, 2008

1. Reynolds Peak Marker

Inscription. Named in memory of G. ELMER REYNOLDS Stockton, California Conservationist and lover of nature

Erected 1929.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Environment.

Location. 38° 32.918′ N, 119° 48.434′ W. Marker is near Markleeville, California, in Alpine County. It is on The Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (State Highway 4), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Ebbetts Pass Trail Head. Marker may only be seen in the late Spring, Summer and early Fall as the highway is closed during the winter. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Markleeville CA 96120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Ebbetts Pass (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Silver Mountain City (approx. 4.4 miles away); Silver Mountain (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hermit Valley (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hangman’s Bridge Vigilante Justice (approx. 10 miles away); Webster School (approx. 10.1 miles away); Jacob Markley (approx. 10.2 miles away); The Lost Whiskey of Raymond (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Markleeville.

Regarding Reynolds Peak. G. Elmer Reynolds was the Executive Editor of The Stockton Record during the 1920's.

This is a historical note regarding G. Elmer Reynolds posted on The Stockton Record Web Site:
July 21, 1928: Record Executive Editor G. Elmer Reynolds dies at his desk of a massive heart attack. Longtime Record Editor Phil Beaton gave Reynolds the credit for recruiting artist/cartoonist Ralph Yardley to work for the paper. For seven years in the 1920s, Reynolds and Yardley collaborate on the paper's Out-O-Door section, a nationally recognized feature running Saturdays in The Record.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 13, 2008

2. Reynolds Peak Marker

Reynolds Peak Looking Southwest - From Markleeville image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, September 13, 2008

3. Reynolds Peak Looking Southwest - From Markleeville

Reynolds Peak image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 31, 2006

4. Reynolds Peak

Looking to the Northwest from the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,387 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4. submitted on January 4, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.