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Relay Peak is a 10,338-foot mountain in Nevada’s Carson Range within the Sierra Nevada, rising in the Mount Rose Wilderness north of Lake Tahoe on Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest land. Though its relief is moderate, it climbs sharply above nearby lakes and serves as both a hiking destination and an important waypoint. The Tahoe Rim Trail crosses its summit, and the mountain is the highest point on the trail’s full 170-mile loop. Shaped by Pacific weather systems, Relay Peak has an alpine climate with cold, exposed conditions and substantial rain and snow typical of the high Tahoe crest. Its name was officially adopted in 1990 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
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