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Logan Shoals Vista Point

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Looking south-west from Logan Shoals Vista Point. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
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Logan Shoals Vista Point sits at 6,398 feet along the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, facing 210 degrees. The terrain drops 174 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Cave Rock is visible to the south-southwest, 0.9 miles away at 6,486 feet. Carson City lies 12.1 miles to the northeast, with Reno and Sparks farther north-northeast at roughly 33 and 34 miles. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 5:35 and sunset at 20:30; on the December solstice, sunrise comes at 7:16 and sunset at 16:41. Equinox daylight runs from about 6:48–7:04 sunrise to 18:58–19:12 sunset. Cave Rock is the previous stop along the byway, and Memorial Point Scenic Overlook follows.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
6,398 ft
View
Southwest · 210°
Relief
174 ft drop
In view
1 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
From Wikipedia: Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft (1,897 m), it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America.
Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Cave Rock6,486 ftsouth-southwest · 0.9 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:0419:1218:37
June solstice05:3520:3019:50
September equinox06:4818:5818:23
December solstice07:1616:4115:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Carson City12.1 mi northeast
  • Reno33.1 mi north-northeast
  • Sparks34.4 mi north-northeast
← Before it: Cave RockAfter it: Memorial Point Scenic Overlook →
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How high is Logan Shoals Vista Point?

Logan Shoals Vista Point sits at about 6,398 feet (1,950 m).

What can you see from Logan Shoals Vista Point?

From Logan Shoals Vista Point: Cave Rock (SSW, 0.9 mi).

What is the nearest town to Logan Shoals Vista Point?

Carson City, 12 miles NE of Logan Shoals Vista Point.

What is the next lookout after Logan Shoals Vista Point?

Memorial Point Scenic Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Logan Shoals Vista Point.

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