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Thunderbird Lodge

Thunderbird Lodge from directly overhead

Thunderbird Lodge is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,901 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Secret Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

building in Nevada, United States

Dates from 1938.

Wikidata Q7799094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.17440, -119.93209

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Memorial Point: 2.4 mi
  • Highway 28 Management Area: 3.1 mi
  • Ski Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Spooner Lake Management Area: 4.7 mi
  • Burnt Cedar Beach: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 58
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 29
Beaches: 24
  • Secret Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Secret Cove Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Sand Harbor Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Boaters Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Sand Harbor: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 24
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Thunderbird Lodge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseN 4°3,285 m11.7 mi
Church PeakN 2°3,235 m12.3 mi
Mount HoughtonN 358°3,195 m11.0 mi
Relay PeakN 355°3,135 m9.7 mi
Snowflower MountainN 359°3,115 m14.4 mi
Tamarack PeakN 3°3,012 m10.0 mi
Slide MountainNNE 15°2,936 m9.9 mi
Rose Knob PeakN 350°2,932 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1615:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323436414857636358484033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Incline Village, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1341380856

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