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Burnt Cedar Beach

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Burnt Cedar Beach, a beach in Nevada
Burnt Cedar Beach, a beach in NevadaBryan Allison from Las Vegas, NV, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burnt Cedar Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,900 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the north-northeast, 7.3 miles off. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

beach in Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q49320266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.24540, -119.96845

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burnt Cedar Beach: 0.0 mi
  • Ski Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Speedboat Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Highway 28 Management Area: 2.9 mi
  • Kings Beach State Recreational Area: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • The Big Tree: 10.6 mi
  • The Ants: 12.9 mi
  • Pelican Sculpture: 17.9 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 17.9 mi
  • The Holland Project: 20.3 mi
Museums: 39
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 35
Attractions: 27
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 10.2 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Burnt Cedar Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseNNE 22°3,285 m7.3 mi
Church PeakNNE 18°3,235 m7.7 mi
Mount HoughtonNNE 14°3,195 m6.3 mi
Relay PeakNNE 14°3,135 m4.9 mi
Snowflower MountainN 10°3,115 m9.6 mi
Tamarack PeakNNE 26°3,012 m5.6 mi
Slide MountainNE 44°2,936 m6.5 mi
Rose Knob PeakN 10°2,932 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5020:30
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1715:5816:41

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/813028356

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