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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: 36
Nature reserves: 31
Historic sites: 31
Beaches: 24
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 12
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 RoseNE3,285 m9.5 mi
Church PeakNE3,235 m9.8 mi
Mount HoughtonNE3,195 m8.3 mi
Relay PeakNE3,135 m6.9 mi
Snowflower MountainNNE3,115 m11.2 mi
Tamarack PeakNE3,012 m8.1 mi
Slide MountainENE2,936 m9.4 mi
Rose Knob PeakNE2,932 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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