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Old Greenwood

Old Greenwood from directly overhead

Old Greenwood is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,781 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Airport Flats, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Truckee Donner Land Trust
Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.35471, -120.15413

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Truckee Bike Park: 1.8 mi
  • Riverview Sports Park: 1.8 mi
  • Truckee River Regional Park: 2.1 mi
  • Disc Golf Course: 2.3 mi
  • Community Arts Center: 2.4 mi
Peaks
  • Alder Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Boca Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Prosser Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Jackass Point: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 33
  • The Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Jimmy's Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Jimmy's Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Hettich Garden: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 24
  • Museum of Truckee History: 2.5 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Truckee Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Truckee-Donner Historical Society: 3.8 mi
  • Donner Memorial State Park Museum: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 16
  • Green Phantom Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Snowshed East Face: 9.2 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Snowshed North Face: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Donner Camp Picnic Site: 2.0 mi
  • French Meadows Day Use Site: 20.7 mi
  • Meeks Bay Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 22.8 mi
  • Pass Creek Day Use Site: 23.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Juniper Ridge Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Brockway Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Sardine Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Health Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Campbell Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Old Greenwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RoseE 93°3,285 m12.6 mi
Church PeakE 91°3,235 m12.3 mi
Mount HoughtonE 97°3,195 m11.6 mi
Relay PeakESE 104°3,135 m11.4 mi
Snowflower MountainE 81°3,115 m11.8 mi
Tamarack PeakESE 101°3,012 m12.7 mi
Rose Knob PeakESE 112°2,932 m11.3 mi
Rose KnobESE 116°2,922 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3519:5120:32
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1815:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293135404855636255463628
Precip in5.75.14.52.11.50.60.30.50.61.82.85.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truckee RS, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/709686875

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