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Benny Heineike's Rock

Benny Heineike's Rock from directly overhead

Benny Heineike's Rock is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,901 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Secline Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 1.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Placed to remember Ben Heineike 1939-2012
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.23726, -120.03028

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Tahoe Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Kings Beach State Recreational Area: 0.3 mi
  • Moon Dunes Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Picnic Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Brockway Summit: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 3.3 mi
  • Gold Star Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Martis Peak: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • The Big Tree: 7.5 mi
  • The Ants: 10.7 mi
  • "Snowshoe" Thompson: 18.5 mi
  • Pelican Sculpture: 20.8 mi
  • Frog Sculpture: 20.8 mi
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 32
Nature reserves: 31
Beaches: 24
Cliffs: 18
Attractions: 13
Springs: 10
Waterfalls: 8
  • Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Genoa Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Jumbo Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Eagle Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Benny Heineike's Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseNE 39°3,285 m9.5 mi
Church PeakNE 36°3,235 m9.8 mi
Mount HoughtonNE 36°3,195 m8.3 mi
Relay PeakNE 40°3,135 m6.9 mi
Snowflower MountainNNE 27°3,115 m11.2 mi
Tamarack PeakNE 46°3,012 m8.1 mi
Slide MountainENE 56°2,936 m9.4 mi
Rose Knob PeakNE 45°2,932 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3519:5020:31
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:1715:5916:41

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4882003147

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