- Elevation, modelled
- 1,664 m
- Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
- Pyramid Peak3,042.818 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive24.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8304, -120.3624
Elkus is a historic site in California, at a modelled 1,664 m. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Elkus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | E 85° | 3,042.818 m | 11.1 mi |
| Dicks Peak | ENE 67° | 3,042 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Price | ENE 77° | 3,040 m | 10.4 mi |
| Agassiz | E 80° | 3,038 m | 10.5 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ENE 70° | 3,002 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Tallac | ENE 70° | 2,967 m | 15.1 mi |
| Janine's Peak | ENE 67° | 2,919.679 m | 13.5 mi |
| Little Pyramid | ENE 68° | 2,876.398 m | 10.1 mi |
- 24.3 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 27 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Hill: 2.6 mi
- Table Rock: 4.2 mi
- Four Cornered Peak: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.7 mi
- Slick Rock: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Albert Givan: 5.0 mi
- Trails West marker: 10.3 mi
- Trails West Marker: 11.2 mi
- Stephen Downey: 12.3 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Bassi Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 8.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.9 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 15.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- Lester Beach: 18.3 mi
- Kiva Beach: 18.5 mi
- Pope Beach: 19.4 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 22.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Leoni House: 17.1 mi
- Balancing Rock: 17.6 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 18.4 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 18.6 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 23.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Nature Center and Observatory: 17.1 mi
- Baldwin Home: 18.6 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 22.1 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Deadwood: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 18 mi
- Homewood · 21 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 25 mi
- Placer County · 25 mi
- Placerville · 25 mi
- Olympic Valley · 26 mi
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