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Slab Cliffs

Slab Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Slab Cliffs is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,772 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Knob Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rose Highway passes 1.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2772 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.30364, -119.95154

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Burnt Cedar Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Ski Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Bowers Mansion County Park: 6.0 mi
  • Highway 28 Management Area: 6.0 mi
  • Bowers Mansion Regional Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks
  • The Ants: 12.2 mi
  • The Big Tree: 13.6 mi
  • Pelican Sculpture: 14.6 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 14.7 mi
  • Nevada Fine Arts: 16.3 mi
Museums: 36
  • Fox Cultural Hall: 5.9 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 12.3 mi
  • Museum of Truckee History: 12.6 mi
  • Truckee Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 34
Nature reserves: 30
Attractions: 26
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 12.5 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Slab Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseNNE 33°3,285 m3.3 mi
Church PeakNNE 24°3,235 m3.7 mi
Mount HoughtonNNE 17°3,195 m2.2 mi
Relay PeakNNE 19°3,135 m0.8 mi
Snowflower MountainN 9°3,115 m5.5 mi
Tamarack PeakENE 58°3,012 m1.9 mi
Slide MountainE 80°2,936 m3.7 mi
Rose Knob PeakSSW 207°2,932 m0.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3419:5020:31
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1715:5816:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323436414857636358484033

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Incline Village, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1370988313

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