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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
1903 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
Springs: 23
Beaches: 22
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
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
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 PeakSSE 150°3,305 m7.2 mi
Jobs SisterSE 143°3,299 m7.4 mi
Jobs PeakSE 137°3,233 m8.4 mi
Monument PeakESE 114°3,068 m4.1 mi
Stevens PeakS 183°3,061 m14.8 mi
Pyramid PeakSW 235°3,042.818 m12.4 mi
Dicks PeakWSW 252°3,042 m10.4 mi
Mount PriceWSW 243°3,040 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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