Washeshu Peak

Washeshu Peak is located in the Tahoe National Forest, with the boundary of the Granite Chief Wilderness crossing the peak's south slope. It ranks as the fourth-highest peak in Placer County. The 1899 publication listed the elevation of the peak as 8,960-ft which is higher than today's elevation because the summit was truncated and leveled in the 1960s by the Federal Aviation Administration to install radio range equipment for airline navigation. ==Climate==

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Washeshu 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. This climate supports ski runs of Palisades Tahoe on the peak's north slope. ==Gallery==

File:Washeshu Peak from Olympic Valley crop.jpg|Washeshu Peak centered, viewed from Olympic Valley File:Washeshu Peak during the summer crop.jpg|Washeshu Peak in summer File:View over Olympic Meadow towards Olympic Valley, then Squaw Valley, from Olympic Valley Road, 2011.jpg|Washeshu Peak centered in the distance, viewed from Olympic Meadow File:Washeshu Peak.jpg|North aspect File:Squaw-Valley-1960-Ski-Venues.jpg|Washeshu Peak (then Squaw Peak) was the venue for the Men's Downhill event at the 1960 Winter Olympics ==References==