South Beach
South Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,540 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Duck Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Beach in Washoe County, Nevada, USA.
Wikidata Q49324828, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,540 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 8.2 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 10.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 15 mi
- Cave Rock · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duck Hill: 0.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 1.4 mi
- Nine Hill: 1.6 mi
- Indian Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Centennial Peak: 4.1 mi
- Bellvue Day Use Area: 1.9 mi
- Ronald D. Wilson Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- John Mankins Park: 3.2 mi
- Steinheimer Park: 3.6 mi
- Wilson Commons Park: 3.8 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 13.6 mi
- Frog Sculpture: 13.7 mi
- The Holland Project: 19.2 mi
- Valor Tatoo Parlor: 19.2 mi
- Rainshadow Community Charter High: 19.2 mi
- Old US Mint: 4.5 mi
- Eastgate Depot: 5.8 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 5.8 mi
- Chollar Mansion: 8.4 mi
- Fourth Ward School: 8.5 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 4.8 mi
- Ophir Mill Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Virginia City's Oldest Church: 8.7 mi
- Scripps State Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Galena Creek Regional Park: 9.3 mi
- Galena Terrace: 10.4 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 15.2 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 16.5 mi
- Carson Raceway: 2.8 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 9.0 mi
- Customs: 14.3 mi
- Molossia's Friendship Gateway: 14.3 mi
- Molossia Post Office: 14.3 mi
- Hidden Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sand Harbor Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sand Harbor: 8.4 mi
- Incline Beach: 8.7 mi
- Secret Beach: 8.8 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Norton Park: 14.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.5 mi
- Honor Court: 21.2 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 21.2 mi
- Taylor Spring: 4.7 mi
- Bull Run Spring: 11.7 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Brockway Spring: 12.5 mi
- Erastra Spring: 14.5 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Susans Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Twin Crags: 21.1 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Washoe City: 6.1 mi
- Galena: 8.1 mi
- Sutro: 11.0 mi
- Como: 16.8 mi
- Stone Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 5.7 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 8.3 mi
- Genoa Falls: 16.5 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 22.8 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of South Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NW 317° | 3,285 m | 10.6 mi |
| Church Peak | NW 317° | 3,235 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Houghton | NW 310° | 3,195 m | 11.0 mi |
| Relay Peak | WNW 303° | 3,135 m | 10.5 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | NW 321° | 3,115 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | NW 308° | 3,012 m | 9.6 mi |
| Slide Mountain | NW 315° | 2,936 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | WNW 294° | 2,932 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carson City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357555433
Day trips start here
- Virginia City · 9 mi
- Incline Village · 10 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 14 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 14 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 17 mi
- Reno · 20 mi
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