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Watson Cabin

Watson Cabin from directly overhead

Watson Cabin is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,906 m. Rose Knob Peak stands 2,932 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Big Tree, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
North Lake Tahoe Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.17131, -120.14024

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Tahoe Commons Beach: 0.1 mi
  • US Forest Service Klausen Property: 0.5 mi
  • Robert Pomin Park: 1.3 mi
  • Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp: 1.3 mi
  • Dog Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Cinder Cone: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Watson: 3.4 mi
  • Painted Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Scott Peak: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Beaches: 24
Historic sites: 22
  • Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Olympic Flame: 4.0 mi
  • Watson Monument: 7.4 mi
  • Benny Heineike's Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Johnson Monument: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 16
  • Gatekeeper's Museum: 0.4 mi
  • UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 1.3 mi
  • Fox Cultural Hall: 7.8 mi
  • Truckee Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Museum of Truckee History: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Eagle Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.5 mi
  • East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • Big Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Brockway Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Coyote Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Health Springs: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 14.7 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Watson Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rose Knob PeakNE 49°2,932 m12.9 mi
Rose KnobNE 46°2,922 m11.8 mi
Rifle PeakNE 44°2,892 m11.4 mi
Mount BaldyNE 45°2,826 m10.5 mi
Rubicon PeakS 178°2,798 m12.6 mi
Hidden PeakS 176°2,794.711 m13.6 mi
Granite ChiefWNW 283°2,749 m8.1 mi
Tinker KnobWNW 303°2,713 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3519:5120:31
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1715:5916:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303134394755626155463730
Precip in6.25.74.92.21.60.60.20.30.41.93.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoe City, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/455152800

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