Nature reserve · California
Keilhofer
Keilhofer is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,786 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverview Sports Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Truckee Donner Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates39.30913, -120.13961
- 8.7 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 9.8 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 29.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 12 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 20 mi
- Cave Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riverview Sports Park: 1.6 mi
- Truckee Bike Park: 1.7 mi
- Truckee River Regional Park: 2.3 mi
- Disc Golf Course: 2.3 mi
- Community Arts Center: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Alder Hill: 4.2 mi
- Gold Star Peak: 4.5 mi
- Mount Pluto: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- The Ants: 3.1 mi
- The Big Tree: 9.5 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 11.4 mi
- Wa-Pai-Shone: 22.0 mi
- Nevada Fine Arts: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 30
- The Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 22.0 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 23.4 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Waddle Ranch Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Wintercreek: 2.1 mi
- Martis Camp Conservation Easement: 2.1 mi
- Elizabethtown Meadows: 2.2 mi
- Northstar Vail Conservation Easement: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Victory Highway Monument: 2.8 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 5.0 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 5.0 mi
- Donner Camp: 5.0 mi
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 7.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Museum of Truckee History: 2.8 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 2.8 mi
- Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 20
- China Cove Beach: 6.1 mi
- Patton Beach: 6.6 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 7.2 mi
- Secline Beach: 7.7 mi
- Kings Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Tunnel Rock: 9.6 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 9.6 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 9.6 mi
- Green Phantom Rock: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 13
- Rodeo Grounds: 2.1 mi
- China Wall: 9.6 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 10.2 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 14.5 mi
- Webber Lake: 19.2 mi
Springs: 7
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 6.5 mi
- Brockway Spring: 8.0 mi
- Big Spring: 13.1 mi
- Health Springs: 14.9 mi
- Sardine Spring: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 17.1 mi
- Weber Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Falls: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 18.9 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 19.0 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Lodgepole: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Galena: 19.0 mi
- Washoe City: 19.2 mi
- Poeville: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 8.6 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Campbell Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Keilhofer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | ENE 78° | 3,285 m | 12.1 mi |
| Church Peak | ENE 76° | 3,235 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Houghton | E 81° | 3,195 m | 10.8 mi |
| Relay Peak | E 88° | 3,135 m | 10.3 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,115 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | E 87° | 3,012 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | E 96° | 2,932 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rose Knob | E 99° | 2,922 m | 8.6 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 | 07:18 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truckee-tahoe AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/516703568
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