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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.31994, -120.25222

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
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
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 21
  • Green Phantom Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Snowshed East Face: 3.5 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 3.6 mi
  • Snowshed North Face: 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: 10
  • 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: 7
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 BaldyESE 102°2,826 m13.8 mi
Mount LolaNW 322°2,788 m9.9 mi
Castle PeakWNW 301°2,773 m6.1 mi
Basin PeakNW 306°2,749 m7.4 mi
Granite ChiefSSW 193°2,749 m8.6 mi
Tinker KnobSSW 199°2,713 m5.5 mi
Lyon PeakSSW 203°2,713 m8.5 mi
Needle PeakSSW 198°2,711 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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