- Elevation, modelled
- 1,973 m
- Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
- Monument Peak3,068 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive7.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.9962, -120.0951
Rubicon Point Light is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,973 m. Monument Peak stands 3,068 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lester Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.5 miles off.
lighthouse in California, United States
Dates from 1916.
Wikidata Q7376081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Rubicon Point Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Peak | ESE 115° | 3,068 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SSW 198° | 3,042.818 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dicks Peak | SSW 204° | 3,042 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Price | SSW 205° | 3,040 m | 10.1 mi |
| Agassiz | SSW 203° | 3,038 m | 10.4 mi |
| Jacks Peak | SSW 203° | 3,002 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Tallac | S 182° | 2,967 m | 6.2 mi |
| Janine's Peak | SSW 197° | 2,919.679 m | 6.5 mi |
- 7.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 18.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 26.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 9 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 9 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rubicon Peak: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Peak: 2.1 mi
- Jakes Peak: 2.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.4 mi
- Crag Peak: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 23
- Lester Beach: 0.4 mi
- Kiva Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pope Beach: 5.4 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 7.6 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Fannette Island Tea House: 2.9 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 8.3 mi
- Stephen Downey: 11.5 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Olympic Flame: 15.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Baldwin Home: 4.7 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 7.5 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 12.1 mi
- Watson Cabin: 12.3 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- Balancing Rock: 0.8 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 7.6 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 7.8 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Eagle Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.2 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 8.2 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 · 7 mi
- Tahoe City · 12 mi
- Olympic Valley · 16 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 17 mi
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