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Lester Beach

Lester Beach, a beach in California
Lester Beach, a beach in CaliforniaMark Doliner · CC BY 2.0
Lester Beach, a beach in California
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Lester Beach, a beach in California
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
Lester Beach, a beach in California
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Lester Beach, a beach in California
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Lester Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,900 m. Monument Peak stands 3,068 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rubicon Point Light, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,900 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.00028, -120.10082

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kailua Park: 5.2 mi
  • Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Seven Owners Park & Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Tahnu Leweh: 7.7 mi
  • South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 17
  • Fannette Island Tea House: 3.2 mi
  • Glen Alpine Resort: 8.6 mi
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 15.1 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 15.9 mi
Museums: 15
Springs: 13
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 10
  • Eagle Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 18.8 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 23.1 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Donner Lake Vista Point: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Lester Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument PeakESE3,068 m12.2 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW3,043 m11.2 mi
Dicks PeakSSW3,042 m7.4 mi
Mount PriceSSW3,040 m10.2 mi
AgassizSSW3,038 m10.5 mi
Jacks PeakSSW3,002 m8.1 mi
Mount TallacS2,967 m6.5 mi
Janine's PeakSSW2,920 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1716:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303034384655626155463629
Precip in6.46.95.52.82.00.80.50.40.62.03.46.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/507868053

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