Cliff · California
Chalk Bluff
Chalk Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,673 m. Granite Chief stands 2,749 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1673 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.14102, -120.41464
- 22.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 24.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 26 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 26 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 26 mi
- Scenic lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sunflower Hill: 2.9 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount Mildred: 4.5 mi
- Little Steamboat Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 5.0 mi
Parks: 45
- Dog Beach: 10.8 mi
- Alpine Springs Community Park: 12.1 mi
- Olympic Valley Park: 12.1 mi
- Lamson-Cashion Donner Summit Hub: 13.0 mi
- Kilner Park: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
- Johnson Monument: 4.3 mi
- Watson Monument: 8.1 mi
- Stephen Downey: 11.0 mi
- Olympic Flame: 12.3 mi
- Forest Gift Shop: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Red Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Little Crater: 11.4 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 12.5 mi
- German Ridge: 12.7 mi
- Goldilocks Wall: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Olympic Meadow Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Ward Creek: 13.4 mi
- Black Wall: 13.8 mi
- Robie Park: 14.6 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 14.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- The Western SkiSport Museum: 14.0 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 14.6 mi
- Watson Cabin: 14.9 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 16.0 mi
Springs: 12
- Coyote Spring: 0.7 mi
- Health Springs: 7.5 mi
- Big Spring: 7.8 mi
- Dawson Spring: 11.8 mi
- Government Spring: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 0.9 mi
- Lodgepole: 14.9 mi
- Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 17.3 mi
- Fuller Lake Day Use Site: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- William Kent Beach: 14.0 mi
- China Cove Beach: 15.1 mi
- Patton Beach: 18.9 mi
- Lester Beach: 19.4 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 7.2 mi
- Bassi Falls: 17.8 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 20.8 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 20.9 mi
- Eagle Falls: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 7
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 10.3 mi
- China Wall: 13.1 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 18.3 mi
- Balancing Rock: 19.5 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 14.3 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Alpha - Omega Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Gold Run Eastbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Gold Run Westbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 14.0 mi
- The Big Tree: 14.8 mi
- The Ants: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dutch Flat Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Deadwood: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Chalk Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Chief | ENE 60° | 2,749 m | 7.9 mi |
| Lyon Peak | NE 49° | 2,713 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tinker Knob | NE 44° | 2,713 m | 10.0 mi |
| Needle Peak | NE 56° | 2,711 m | 7.4 mi |
| Washeshu Peak | ENE 70° | 2,706 m | 8.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ESE 101° | 2,701 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ellis Peak | ESE 113° | 2,648 m | 12.7 mi |
| Anderson Peak | NE 38° | 2,646 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358763423
Day trips start here
- Olympic Valley · 10 mi
- Homewood · 14 mi
- Tahoe City · 15 mi
- Truckee · 17 mi
- Placer County · 18 mi
- Bliss State Park · 20 mi
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