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Pope Beach

Pope Beach from directly overhead

Pope Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,900 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dolly's Vegetable Garden, a garden 0.9 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 4.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1,900 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.93717, -120.02800

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gardner Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Tahoe Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 3.9 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 3.9 mi
  • Mount Tallac: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Bonanza Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Tahnu Leweh: 2.8 mi
  • South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Al Tahoe Fields: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 22
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascade Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Pope Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakSE3,305 m8.8 mi
Jobs SisterSE3,299 m9.3 mi
Jobs PeakESE3,233 m10.5 mi
Monument PeakE3,068 m7.1 mi
Pyramid PeakSW3,043 m9.5 mi
Dicks PeakWSW3,042 m7.1 mi
Mount PriceWSW3,040 m9.4 mi
AgassizSW3,038 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/235418590

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