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Patton Beach

Patton Beach from directly overhead

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
1900 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.22628, -120.07901

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Artworks: 58
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 29
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 11
Springs: 10
  • 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
Waterfalls: 10
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Patton Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseNE 47°3,285 m11.8 mi
Church PeakNE 44°3,235 m12.0 mi
Mount HoughtonNE 45°3,195 m10.5 mi
Relay PeakNE 49°3,135 m9.3 mi
Snowflower MountainNE 35°3,115 m13.2 mi
Tamarack PeakNE 53°3,012 m10.6 mi
Slide MountainENE 60°2,936 m12.0 mi
Rose Knob PeakNE 54°2,932 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3519:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1715:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303134394755626155463730
Precip in6.25.74.92.21.60.60.20.30.41.93.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/967099967

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