| Relay Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 10338 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 296 |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada Carson Range |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.35 |
| Isolation Ref: | [4] |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Houghton (10,490 ft) |
| Location: | Mount Rose Wilderness |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | Nevada |
| Region: | Washoe |
| Region Type: | County |
| Map: | Nevada#USA |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 39.3153°N -119.9469°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [5] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Rose |
| Easiest Route: | Hiking trail |
Relay Peak is a 10,338-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
Relay Peak is set five miles north of Lake Tahoe in the Mount Rose Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It is part of the Carson Range which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. It is situated 2.5miles southwest of Mount Rose and 4miles north of Incline Village. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1420abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Ginny Lake in one mile, and 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Incline Lake in two miles. The Tahoe Rim Trail traverses the summit of the peak, providing an approach option, and the summit represents the highest point anywhere along the entire 170 mile trail.[6] This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1990 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Relay Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[7] 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.