Patton Beach
Patton Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,900 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Patton Landing, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Beach in Placer County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q49322474, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,900 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 5.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 26.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 14 mi
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Patton Landing: 0.0 mi
- Carnelian Beach West: 0.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 1.7 mi
- Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- North Tahoe Regional Park: 2.0 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 2.2 mi
- Brockway Summit: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.9 mi
- Mount Pluto: 3.4 mi
- Mount Watson: 3.7 mi
- The Big Tree: 5.0 mi
- The Ants: 9.6 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 16.4 mi
- St Theresa: 20.7 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 23.3 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Dollar Property: 2.4 mi
- Burton Creek Natural Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Northstar Vail Conservation Easement: 3.9 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 4.1 mi
- Fox Cultural Hall: 3.3 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 3.7 mi
- Watson Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 5.4 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 9.0 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 2.7 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Olympic Flame: 6.6 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 9.1 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 10.6 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 2.2 mi
- Secline Beach: 2.7 mi
- Kings Beach: 3.0 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 6.1 mi
- William Kent Beach: 7.1 mi
- Twin Crags: 6.2 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 14.2 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 14.2 mi
- Brockway Spring: 3.8 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 11.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 14.6 mi
- Health Springs: 17.6 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 8.5 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 8.6 mi
- China Wall: 14.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 15.9 mi
- Balancing Rock: 16.4 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Eagle Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 19.1 mi
- Genoa Falls: 19.1 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 19.2 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 13.4 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 18.9 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 13.7 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Washoe City: 17.3 mi
- Galena: 17.7 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Patton Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NE 47° | 3,285 m | 11.8 mi |
| Church Peak | NE 44° | 3,235 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Houghton | NE 45° | 3,195 m | 10.5 mi |
| Relay Peak | NE 49° | 3,135 m | 9.3 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | NE 35° | 3,115 m | 13.2 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | NE 53° | 3,012 m | 10.6 mi |
| Slide Mountain | ENE 60° | 2,936 m | 12.0 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | NE 54° | 2,932 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/967099967
Day trips start here
- Tahoe Vista · 2 mi
- Tahoe City · 5 mi
- Incline Village · 6 mi
- Olympic Valley · 9 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 10 mi
- Truckee · 10 mi
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