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Pike County Peak is a peak located about 1.5 miles southeast of Challenge. Its elevation is 3,592 feet,1 and its prominence above the surrounding countryside is about 585 feet.2 A hotel called Pike County House, built in 1860 by a Mr. Thompson, operated until 1864 on its northwestern slope.3

There is a high concentration of serpentine in the area extending northwest and southeast of Pike County Peak.

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Pike County Peak

Footnotes

1. Topographic Map Summit Features in Yuba County
2. Lists of John: CA—Yuba County Summits Sorted by Name
3. History of Yuba County, California (Chapter XXX: New York Township) by Thompson & West, 1879

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