Gatekeeper's Museum
Gatekeeper's Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,901 m. Rose Knob Peak stands 2,932 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph R. Steele Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Lake Tahoe Historical Society
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 10.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 12 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 13 mi
- Scenic lookout · 13 mi
- Cave Rock · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Tahoe Commons Beach: 0.3 mi
- US Forest Service Klausen Property: 0.8 mi
- Robert Pomin Park: 1.6 mi
- Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp: 1.7 mi
- Dog Park: 1.8 mi
- Cinder Cone: 2.7 mi
- Painted Rock: 3.6 mi
- Mount Watson: 3.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.1 mi
- Scott Peak: 4.3 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 1.5 mi
- Burton Creek Natural Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Ward Creek: 2.5 mi
- Dollar Property: 3.0 mi
- William Kent Beach: 1.9 mi
- Patton Beach: 5.4 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 7.4 mi
- Secline Beach: 7.8 mi
- Kings Beach: 7.9 mi
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Olympic Flame: 4.0 mi
- Watson Monument: 7.3 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 7.8 mi
- Johnson Monument: 10.4 mi
- Twin Crags: 1.2 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Red Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.9 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.9 mi
- Watson Cabin: 0.4 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Fox Cultural Hall: 8.2 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 11.3 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 11.3 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 4.7 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 11.2 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 11.3 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 12.1 mi
- Balancing Rock: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 15.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.2 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.1 mi
- Big Spring: 6.9 mi
- Brockway Spring: 8.9 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 13.4 mi
- Coyote Spring: 14.0 mi
- Health Springs: 15.2 mi
- The Big Tree: 0.3 mi
- The Ants: 12.4 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 16.2 mi
- St Theresa: 18.2 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 9.1 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 14.5 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 13.9 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 16.6 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Washoe City: 22.1 mi
- Galena: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Gatekeeper's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Knob Peak | NE 48° | 2,932 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rose Knob | NE 45° | 2,922 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rifle Peak | NE 44° | 2,892 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 45° | 2,826 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rubicon Peak | S 177° | 2,798 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jakes Peak | S 175° | 2,797 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hidden Peak | S 176° | 2,794.711 m | 13.3 mi |
| Granite Chief | WNW 286° | 2,749 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:59 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2415693871
Day trips start here
- Tahoe City · 0 mi
- Olympic Valley · 5 mi
- Homewood · 6 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 7 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 8 mi
- Incline Village · 11 mi
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