Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,848 m. Rose Knob stands 2,922 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Truckee Donner Land Trust
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 13.6 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 16 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 23 mi
- Cave Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Meadow Park: 0.7 mi
- Donner Creek Public Access: 0.7 mi
- Bill Rose Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Dewbeyúmuweʔ Park: 1.4 mi
- Trout Creek Pocket Park: 1.7 mi
- Jackass Point: 1.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Alder Hill: 2.6 mi
- Prosser Hill: 4.0 mi
- Little Chief: 5.0 mi
- Bucknam Tract Conservation Easement: 2.1 mi
- Wintercreek: 2.2 mi
- Keilhofer: 3.9 mi
- Old Greenwood: 4.1 mi
- Martis Camp Conservation Easement: 4.5 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 1.1 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 1.1 mi
- Donner Camp: 1.1 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 1.5 mi
- Olympic Flame: 7.8 mi
- China Cove Beach: 2.1 mi
- Patton Beach: 9.5 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 10.7 mi
- Secline Beach: 11.2 mi
- Kings Beach: 11.5 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 5.7 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 5.7 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 5.7 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 5.7 mi
- Snowshed North Face: 5.7 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 1.6 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 1.6 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 1.6 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 4.4 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 16.7 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 20.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 20.4 mi
- Lodgepole: 20.6 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 10.2 mi
- Health Springs: 11.4 mi
- Brockway Spring: 11.7 mi
- Big Spring: 12.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rodeo Grounds: 2.3 mi
- China Wall: 5.7 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 9.6 mi
- Webber Lake: 16.0 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 18.0 mi
- The Ants: 2.9 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 7.5 mi
- The Big Tree: 10.8 mi
- Wa-Pai-Shone: 24.7 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 13.6 mi
- Weber Falls: 15.0 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 4.7 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Galena: 22.8 mi
- Washoe City: 23.1 mi
- The Rose Garden: 24.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 24.7 mi
- Campbell Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Jackass Ridge Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Knob | E 99° | 2,922 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rifle Peak | E 99° | 2,892 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ESE 103° | 2,826 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Lola | NW 315° | 2,788 m | 11.4 mi |
| Castle Peak | WNW 295° | 2,773 m | 8.0 mi |
| Granite Chief | SSW 206° | 2,749 m | 9.1 mi |
| Basin Peak | WNW 299° | 2,749 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tinker Knob | SW 218° | 2,713 m | 6.3 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 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/786370201
Day trips start here
- Truckee · 1 mi
- Olympic Valley · 8 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 10 mi
- Tahoe City · 11 mi
- Incline Village · 14 mi
- Homewood · 16 mi
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