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China Cove Beach

China Cove Beach from directly overhead

China Cove Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,813 m. Mount Baldy stands 2,826 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoreline Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

Bay in Nevada County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49374990, matched on coordinates and name (76 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Step-free access
Limited
Getting there

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Coordinates39.31994, -120.25222

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Jackass Point: 1.3 mi
  • Donner Peak: 3.3 mi
  • McGlashan Point: 3.6 mi
  • George R. Stewart Peak: 3.6 mi
  • Mount Judah: 3.7 mi
Parks: 59
  • Shoreline Park: 0.8 mi
  • Donner Lake Fishing Access: 0.9 mi
  • Donner Creek Public Access: 1.5 mi
  • Donner Lake Launching Facility: 1.7 mi
  • Donner Lake Property Owners Association Private Beach: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 19
  • Green Phantom Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Snowshed East Face: 3.5 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Snowshed North Face: 3.6 mi
  • Snowshed: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 16
Museums: 14
  • Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 2.1 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Truckee Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Museum of Truckee History: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 15.6 mi
  • Day Use Area: 18.3 mi
  • Lodgepole: 18.5 mi
  • Woodcamp Day Use Site: 19.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Health Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Brockway Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of China Cove Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BaldyESE2,826 m13.8 mi
Mount LolaNW2,788 m9.9 mi
Castle PeakWNW2,773 m6.1 mi
Basin PeakNW2,749 m7.4 mi
Granite ChiefSSW2,749 m8.6 mi
Tinker KnobSSW2,713 m5.5 mi
Lyon PeakSSW2,713 m8.5 mi
Needle PeakSSW2,711 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3519:5220:32
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1815:5916:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135404856636155463628
Precip in6.76.66.22.72.10.70.30.40.52.23.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donner MEM SP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1308126974

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