Johnson Meadow
Johnson Meadow is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,903 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonanza Community Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tahoe Resource Conservation District
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 18.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 9 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 10 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonanza Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Bijou Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Al Tahoe Fields: 1.9 mi
- Thomas F Regan Memorial City Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Lake Tahoe Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Gardner Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Tahoe Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.6 mi
- Trimmer Peak: 4.7 mi
- East Peak: 4.9 mi
- Pope Beach: 2.5 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 2.6 mi
- Kiva Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 3.8 mi
- Nevada Beach: 4.9 mi
- Folsom Spring: 5.0 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 6.4 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 6.3 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 6.5 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 15.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.3 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 3.5 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 6.4 mi
- Linder Grove: 7.4 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 11.9 mi
- Tallac Point: 3.8 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 5.4 mi
- Distillery Wall: 7.6 mi
- Detox Wall: 7.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.2 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- Baldwin Home: 3.5 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 10.0 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 13.0 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.9 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 3.4 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 5.6 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 6.7 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 6.7 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 7.9 mi
- Modjeska Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 7.1 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- St Theresa: 1.8 mi
- The Big Tree: 19.4 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 3.4 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Johnson Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SE 129° | 3,305 m | 6.3 mi |
| Jobs Sister | ESE 122° | 3,299 m | 6.8 mi |
| Jobs Peak | ESE 120° | 3,233 m | 8.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 84° | 3,068 m | 5.0 mi |
| Stevens Peak | S 178° | 3,061 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | SSE 152° | 3,052 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 242° | 3,042.818 m | 10.2 mi |
| Dicks Peak | W 263° | 3,042 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 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 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/601092557
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 8 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 13 mi
- Homewood · 15 mi
- Tahoe City · 19 mi
- Incline Village · 23 mi
- Olympic Valley · 23 mi
Take the scenic way to Johnson Meadow.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.