Cliff · California
Tallac Point
Tallac Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,901 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiva Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 6.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1901 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.94046, -120.05407
- 6.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 21.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 22.4 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 9 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 10 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Scenic lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tahoe Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.4 mi
- Gardner Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Maggies Peaks - North: 3.2 mi
- Maggies Peaks: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 3.7 mi
- Bonanza Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Tahnu Leweh: 4.2 mi
- South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 23
- Kiva Beach: 0.2 mi
- Pope Beach: 1.4 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lester Beach: 4.8 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 5.7 mi
Springs: 23
- Glen Alpine Spring: 5.1 mi
- Folsom Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.5 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 18.6 mi
- Granite Spring: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Fannette Island Tea House: 2.7 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 5.0 mi
- Stephen Downey: 14.4 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Johnson Meadow: 3.8 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 5.0 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 7.8 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 8.4 mi
- Linder Grove: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Cathedral Peak: 4.0 mi
- Distillery Wall: 9.7 mi
- Detox Wall: 9.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 16.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Baldwin Home: 0.4 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 12.0 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 16.3 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 9
- Tallac Historic Site: 0.5 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 4.4 mi
- Balancing Rock: 4.5 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 6.4 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Cascade Falls: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 3.4 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 22.8 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 0.5 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- St Theresa: 4.2 mi
- The Big Tree: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Tallac Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SE 125° | 3,305 m | 10.1 mi |
| Jobs Sister | ESE 121° | 3,299 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jobs Peak | ESE 119° | 3,233 m | 11.8 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 98° | 3,068 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | SW 220° | 3,042.818 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dicks Peak | WSW 242° | 3,042 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Price | SW 231° | 3,040 m | 8.4 mi |
| Agassiz | SW 228° | 3,038 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358802594
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 4 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 10 mi
- Homewood · 12 mi
- Tahoe City · 17 mi
- Olympic Valley · 20 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 21 mi
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