- Elevation, modelled
- 1,891 m
- Tallest summit within 13.8 miles
- Mount Baldy2,826 m · 13.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive14.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3324, -120.2468
Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled 1,891 m. Mount Baldy stands 2,826 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is China Cove Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 15 miles off.
- Operated by
- Truckee Donner Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldy | ESE 106° | 2,826 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Lola | NW 318° | 2,788 m | 9.4 mi |
| Castle Peak | WNW 293° | 2,773 m | 5.9 mi |
| Basin Peak | WNW 299° | 2,749 m | 7.1 mi |
| Granite Chief | SSW 193° | 2,749 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tinker Knob | SSW 199° | 2,713 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lyon Peak | SSW 203° | 2,713 m | 9.4 mi |
| Needle Peak | SSW 198° | 2,711 m | 9.5 mi |
- 14.6 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 15.7 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 18 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 25 mi
- Cave Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shoreline Park: 1.1 mi
- Donner Lake Fishing Access: 1.1 mi
- Donner Creek Public Access: 1.4 mi
- Meadow Park: 1.8 mi
- Donner Lake Launching Facility: 2.0 mi
- Jackass Point: 1.7 mi
- Alder Hill: 3.1 mi
- Prosser Hill: 3.4 mi
- Donner Peak: 3.9 mi
- George R. Stewart Peak: 3.9 mi
- Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement: 2.1 mi
- Johnson Canyon: 3.1 mi
- Black Wall: 3.6 mi
- Wintercreek: 4.0 mi
- Old Greenwood: 5.2 mi
- Donner Camp: 1.0 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 1.0 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 3.2 mi
- Olympic Flame: 9.1 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 3.9 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 4.0 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 4.0 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 4.0 mi
- Snowshed North Face: 4.0 mi
- China Cove Beach: 0.9 mi
- Patton Beach: 11.6 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 12.8 mi
- Secline Beach: 13.3 mi
- Kings Beach: 13.6 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 1.0 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 3.2 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 3.3 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 16.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Lodgepole: 18.9 mi
- Woodcamp Day Use Site: 19.5 mi
- Health Springs: 10.3 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 12.0 mi
- Big Spring: 12.7 mi
- Brockway Spring: 13.8 mi
- Sardine Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 4.1 mi
- China Wall: 4.1 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 10.6 mi
- Webber Lake: 14.1 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 20.1 mi
- The Ants: 4.0 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 5.5 mi
- The Big Tree: 12.5 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 2.8 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 12.4 mi
- Weber Falls: 13.0 mi
- Galena: 24.5 mi
- Washoe City: 25.0 mi
- Campbell Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donner MEM SP, under a mile away.
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