Nature reserve · California
Dollar Property
Dollar Property is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,023 m. Mount Houghton stands 3,195 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Skylandia, a park 1.2 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Tahoe Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates39.20310, -120.11135
- 6.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 8.1 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 28.0 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Scenic lookout · 10 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 13 mi
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Skylandia: 1.2 mi
- Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- Lake Forest Beach Park: 1.5 mi
- Tahoe City PUD Boat Ramp: 1.5 mi
- Robert Pomin Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Mount Watson: 2.3 mi
- Mount Pluto: 3.1 mi
- Painted Rock: 3.4 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 3.9 mi
- Cinder Cone: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Burton Creek Natural Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Burton Creek State Park: 1.7 mi
- Antone Meadows Natural Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Robie Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Ralph R. Steele Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Olympic Flame: 4.7 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 4.9 mi
- Watson Monument: 8.9 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 24
- Patton Beach: 2.4 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 4.5 mi
- William Kent Beach: 4.9 mi
- Secline Beach: 4.9 mi
- Kings Beach: 5.2 mi
Museums: 19
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Watson Cabin: 2.7 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fox Cultural Hall: 5.4 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Twin Crags: 3.9 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.5 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 11
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 6.6 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 9.2 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 9.8 mi
- China Wall: 13.6 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 17.4 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 17.4 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 17.5 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 18.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Brockway Spring: 6.1 mi
- Big Spring: 9.3 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 10.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 15.9 mi
- Health Springs: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Big Tree: 2.7 mi
- The Ants: 10.4 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 15.8 mi
- St Theresa: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Meeks Bay Beach: 11.6 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 13.2 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 2
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 18.6 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Washoe City: 19.5 mi
- Galena: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Dollar Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Houghton | NE 45° | 3,195 m | 12.9 mi |
| Relay Peak | NE 49° | 3,135 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | NE 52° | 3,012 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | NE 53° | 2,932 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rose Knob | NE 49° | 2,922 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rifle Peak | NE 47° | 2,892 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | NE 49° | 2,826 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snow Valley Peak | ESE 105° | 2,803 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/253092031
Day trips start here
- Tahoe City · 3 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 4 mi
- Olympic Valley · 7 mi
- Homewood · 8 mi
- Incline Village · 8 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 9 mi
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