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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. The nearest named place is Ski Beach, a park 1.2 miles away. 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
1,900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.24540, -119.96845

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
  • Memorial Point: 3.2 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: 38
Historic sites: 33
Attractions: 25
Beaches: 23
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 15
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 RoseNNE3,285 m7.3 mi
Church PeakNNE3,235 m7.7 mi
Mount HoughtonNNE3,195 m6.3 mi
Relay PeakNNE3,135 m4.9 mi
Snowflower MountainN3,115 m9.6 mi
Tamarack PeakNNE3,012 m5.6 mi
Slide MountainNE2,936 m6.5 mi
Rose Knob PeakN2,932 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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