Cliff · California
Red Cliffs
Red Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,182 m. Red Peak stands 2,833 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinstry Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2182 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.05657, -120.34464
- 21.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 24.0 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 21 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 22 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- McKinstry Peak: 0.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 1.0 mi
- Jerrett Peak: 1.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Guide Peak: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Kaspian Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
- Kailua Park: 11.1 mi
- Kilner Park: 11.5 mi
- Lake Tahoe Park: 11.8 mi
- Alpine Springs Community Park: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 11.0 mi
- Ward Creek: 11.1 mi
- Olympic Meadow Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 14.4 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
- Stephen Downey: 4.1 mi
- Johnson Monument: 5.8 mi
- Watson Monument: 9.9 mi
- Olympic Flame: 12.9 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 22
- William Kent Beach: 11.8 mi
- Lester Beach: 13.7 mi
- Kiva Beach: 17.7 mi
- Patton Beach: 18.4 mi
- China Cove Beach: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Chalk Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Little Crater: 11.8 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Twin Crags: 12.2 mi
- Big Crater: 14.5 mi
Springs: 13
- Coyote Spring: 6.6 mi
- Big Spring: 7.6 mi
- Health Springs: 13.7 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 17.4 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 18.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 13.2 mi
- Watson Cabin: 13.5 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 14.8 mi
- Baldwin Home: 17.9 mi
- Donner Summit Historical Society: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 10
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 10.5 mi
- Balancing Rock: 13.5 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 14.0 mi
- China Wall: 17.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 6.1 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 12.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 19.5 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Bassi Falls: 11.4 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 14.3 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Falls: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Big Tree: 13.5 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 19.4 mi
- St Theresa: 21.4 mi
- The Ants: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 18.9 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Deadwood: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Red Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak | SE 144° | 2,833 m | 11.2 mi |
| Phipps Peak | SE 124° | 2,813 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rubicon Peak | ESE 112° | 2,798 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jakes Peak | ESE 117° | 2,797 m | 13.3 mi |
| Hidden Peak | ESE 115° | 2,794.711 m | 13.1 mi |
| McConnell Spur | SE 145° | 2,779.776 m | 9.8 mi |
| McConnell Peak | SE 144° | 2,770 m | 9.2 mi |
| Granite Chief | NNE 17° | 2,749 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| 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 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358773284
Day trips start here
- Homewood · 10 mi
- Olympic Valley · 11 mi
- Bliss State Park · 14 mi
- Tahoe City · 14 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 16 mi
- Truckee · 20 mi
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