Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center
Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,446 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Park Community Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 16.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 13 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 13 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lampe Park: 0.6 mi
- Stodick Park: 1.1 mi
- Weser Creek Park: 1.2 mi
- Bently Park: 2.2 mi
- Anderson Peak: 5.1 mi
- Ledge: 6.7 mi
- Rock Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Monument Peak: 8.0 mi
- East Peak: 8.4 mi
- Fish Spring: 5.4 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 7.9 mi
- China Spring: 9.8 mi
- Carters Springs: 9.9 mi
- Folsom Spring: 10.1 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 10.8 mi
- Nevada Beach: 11.1 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 11.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 11.6 mi
- Pope Beach: 14.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 11.9 mi
- Barney Riley: 13.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 15.2 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 6.6 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 12.1 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
- Old US Mint: 15.5 mi
- Baldwin Home: 15.9 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 11.3 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 11.5 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 11.5 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 15.8 mi
- Carson Raceway: 17.2 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 13.0 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 15.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 17.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 17.5 mi
- Genoa Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 18.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
- Eagle Falls: 19.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 13.2 mi
- Tallac Point: 16.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 16.6 mi
- Detox Wall: 16.6 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 17.6 mi
- Como: 21.6 mi
- Stone Cabin: 23.3 mi
- Sutro: 24.9 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.8 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 20.9 mi
- St Theresa: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SW 233° | 3,305 m | 10.0 mi |
| Jobs Sister | SW 232° | 3,299 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jobs Peak | SW 225° | 3,233 m | 8.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | W 260° | 3,068 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | SSW 205° | 3,052 m | 15.6 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | WSW 242° | 3,016 m | 10.5 mi |
| East Peak | W 269° | 2,899 m | 8.4 mi |
| Waterhouse Peak | SW 225° | 2,895 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minden, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/432937746
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 19 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 19 mi
- Homewood · 24 mi
- Incline Village · 24 mi
- Tahoe City · 26 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 26 mi
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