Sun Rock
Sun Rock rises to 1,991 m in California. Pyramid Peak stands 3,043 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bassi Falls, a waterfall 2.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49080031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,991 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 29.6 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 22 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 23 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chipmunk Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Two Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Robbs Peak: 3.7 mi
- Slick Rock: 3.9 mi
- Tells Peak: 4.9 mi
- Kailua Park: 14.4 mi
- Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 14.5 mi
- Kaspian Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 17.1 mi
- Tahoe Paradise Park: 17.2 mi
- Elkus: 6.8 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 12.7 mi
- Glen Alpine Resort: 13.2 mi
- Johnson Monument: 14.8 mi
- Trails West marker: 15.6 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 13.1 mi
- Ward Creek: 17.0 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 17.1 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 17.4 mi
- Linder Grove: 18.2 mi
- Red Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Sugar Bun: 10.6 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 13.7 mi
- Little Crater: 13.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 9.5 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 10.2 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 11.8 mi
- Glen Alpine Spring: 13.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.3 mi
- Bassi Falls: 2.4 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 11.9 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lester Beach: 13.5 mi
- Kiva Beach: 15.3 mi
- Pope Beach: 16.5 mi
- William Kent Beach: 17.7 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 19.7 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 13.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 14.6 mi
- Balancing Rock: 12.9 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 13.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 15.5 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 20.9 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 21.4 mi
- Baldwin Home: 15.5 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 19.2 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 19.5 mi
- Watson Cabin: 19.9 mi
- UC Davis Eriksson Education Center: 21.1 mi
- St Theresa: 19.3 mi
- The Big Tree: 19.8 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 15.5 mi
- Deadwood: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Sun Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Peak | ESE 121° | 3,043 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dicks Peak | E 100° | 3,042 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Price | ESE 117° | 3,040 m | 9.6 mi |
| Agassiz | ESE 118° | 3,038 m | 10.0 mi |
| Jacks Peak | ESE 104° | 3,002 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Tallac | E 96° | 2,967 m | 12.7 mi |
| Janine's Peak | E 97° | 2,920 m | 11.0 mi |
| Little Pyramid | ESE 110° | 2,876 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoma, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807497
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 13 mi
- Homewood · 14 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 19 mi
- Olympic Valley · 19 mi
- Tahoe City · 20 mi
- Placer County · 23 mi
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