Hangman's Cave
Hangman's Cave is a cliff in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,697 m. Highland Peak stands 3,324 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth Coyan Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Height
- 4 m
How to reach it
- On the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 25 mi
- Cave Rock · 26 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Circle Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mogul Peak: 2.6 mi
- Colorado Hill: 3.4 mi
- Haypress: 3.5 mi
- Lamascus Peak: 5.0 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 0.7 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 0.9 mi
- Indian Creek Recreation Lands: 2.9 mi
- Turtle Rock County Park: 3.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hot Tub: 6.0 mi
- Hot Spring: 7.3 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 4.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 15.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 16.4 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 17.3 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 17.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 5.7 mi
- Old Jail: 5.9 mi
- Barney Riley: 7.5 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 7.2 mi
- Detox Wall: 15.0 mi
- Distillery Wall: 15.0 mi
- Machado Postpile: 17.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 14.6 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 18.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 21.5 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 21.7 mi
- Genoa Falls: 22.3 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 18.8 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 19.6 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 20.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 21.1 mi
- Pope Beach: 22.1 mi
- Nevada Beach: 22.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 23.0 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 0.9 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 17.6 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 20.6 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 22.2 mi
- Baldwin Home: 22.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 22.8 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 23.0 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 24.0 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 24.0 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 24.5 mi
- Peep Sight: 14.4 mi
- St Theresa: 20.5 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Hangman's Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Peak | S 176° | 3,324 m | 10.1 mi |
| Freel Peak | NNW 328° | 3,305 m | 13.6 mi |
| Jobs Sister | NNW 332° | 3,299 m | 13.5 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 178° | 3,283 m | 8.7 mi |
| Jobs Peak | NNW 336° | 3,233 m | 12.7 mi |
| Round Top | W 262° | 3,164 m | 12.8 mi |
| The Sisters | W 262° | 3,094 m | 13.1 mi |
| Red Lake Peak | W 277° | 3,067 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:48 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12528204749
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 27 mi
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