- Elevation, modelled
- 1,949 m
- Tallest summit within 12.7 miles
- Monument Peak3,068 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9902, -120.1080
Balancing Rock is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,949 m. Monument Peak stands 3,068 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lester Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Balancing Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | ESE 112° | 3,068 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 195° | 3,042.818 m | 10.4 mi |
| Dicks Peak | SSW 200° | 3,042 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Price | SSW 202° | 3,040 m | 9.4 mi |
| Agassiz | SSW 200° | 3,038 m | 9.8 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSW 200° | 3,002 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Tallac | S 175° | 2,967 m | 5.8 mi |
| Janine's Peak | SSW 192° | 2,919.679 m | 5.9 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 19.3 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 26.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 9 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 10 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hidden Peak: 1.4 mi
- Rubicon Peak: 1.4 mi
- Jakes Peak: 1.6 mi
- Crag Peak: 3.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 23
- Lester Beach: 0.8 mi
- Kiva Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pope Beach: 5.6 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 8.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Fannette Island Tea House: 2.5 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 7.9 mi
- Stephen Downey: 10.9 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Olympic Flame: 15.6 mi
Museums: 15
- Baldwin Home: 4.8 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 7.9 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 12.4 mi
- Watson Cabin: 12.6 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 9
- Rubicon Point Light: 0.8 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 8.3 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 8.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Eagle Falls: 2.7 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.8 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 7.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 1 mi
- Homewood · 7 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 8 mi
- Tahoe City · 13 mi
- Olympic Valley · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 18 mi
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