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El Dorado Beach

El Dorado Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,903 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Connolly Beach, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,903 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94733, -119.96754

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Connolly Beach: 0.0 mi
  • South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Tahnu Leweh: 0.5 mi
  • Al Tahoe Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Linear Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 22
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 14
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 7.2 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 8.5 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.0 mi
  • Kit Carson Historical Monument: 17.5 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Genoa Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 3
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of El Dorado Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakSSE3,305 m7.2 mi
Jobs SisterSE3,299 m7.4 mi
Jobs PeakSE3,233 m8.4 mi
Monument PeakESE3,068 m4.1 mi
Stevens PeakS3,061 m14.8 mi
Pyramid PeakSW3,043 m12.4 mi
Dicks PeakWSW3,042 m10.4 mi
Mount PriceWSW3,040 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:5020:29
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1616:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/424673071

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