Nature reserve · California
Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Northstar Vail Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,939 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabethtown Meadows, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Truckee Donner Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates39.28059, -120.09990
- 5.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 7.1 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 27.4 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 9 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 18 mi
- Cave Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gold Star Peak: 1.8 mi
- Brockway Summit: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Rock: 2.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Pluto: 3.4 mi
Parks
- North Tahoe Regional Park: 3.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.8 mi
- Patton Landing: 3.9 mi
- Carnelian Beach West: 3.9 mi
- Tahoe Vista Recreation Area and Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- The Ants: 5.9 mi
- The Big Tree: 7.9 mi
- "Snowshoe" Thompson: 14.0 mi
- Wa-Pai-Shone: 21.9 mi
- Pelican Sculpture: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Benny Heineike's Rock: 4.8 mi
- Victory Highway Monument: 5.7 mi
- Olympic Flame: 7.5 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 7.6 mi
- Schallenberger Cabin Site: 7.6 mi
Museums: 35
- Fox Cultural Hall: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Truckee History: 5.6 mi
- Truckee Railroad Museum: 5.6 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 5.7 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 32
- Carson City Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- The Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
- Sensory Garden: 21.9 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 23.3 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Elizabethtown Meadows: 0.9 mi
- Martis Camp Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
- Waddle Ranch Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Keilhofer: 2.9 mi
- Placer County Open Space: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 24
- Patton Beach: 3.9 mi
- Moon Dunes Beach: 4.3 mi
- Secline Beach: 4.8 mi
- Kings Beach: 5.1 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Slab Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Thunder Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Twin Crags: 8.6 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 11.9 mi
- Snowshed East Face: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Rodeo Grounds: 5.0 mi
- Five Lakes Trailhead: 9.9 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 11.6 mi
- China Wall: 12.0 mi
- Carson Raceway: 18.5 mi
Springs: 9
- Brockway Spring: 5.1 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 5.7 mi
- Big Spring: 12.8 mi
- Health Springs: 16.5 mi
- Taylor Spring: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- East Snow Mountain Falls: 18.8 mi
- Weber Falls: 21.0 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 22.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 17.0 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Galena: 17.3 mi
- Washoe City: 17.3 mi
- Poeville: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Donner Lake Vista Point: 11.1 mi
- Donner Summit Rest Area: 13.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Campbell Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Northstar Vail Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | ENE 66° | 3,285 m | 10.7 mi |
| Church Peak | ENE 62° | 3,235 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Houghton | ENE 67° | 3,195 m | 9.3 mi |
| Relay Peak | ENE 74° | 3,135 m | 8.5 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | NE 51° | 3,115 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | ENE 75° | 3,012 m | 9.9 mi |
| Slide Mountain | E 79° | 2,936 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | E 83° | 2,932 m | 7.6 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 | 07:17 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/587730449
Day trips start here
- Tahoe Vista · 4 mi
- Incline Village · 7 mi
- Truckee · 7 mi
- Tahoe City · 8 mi
- Olympic Valley · 9 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 13 mi
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