- Elevation, modelled
- 2,048 m
- Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
- Freel Peak3,305 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive9.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 38.8777, -120.0902
Modjeska Falls is a waterfall in California, at a modelled 2,048 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Alpine Resort, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 9.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Modjeska Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | E 98° | 3,305 m | 10.3 mi |
| Jobs Sister | E 95° | 3,299 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jobs Peak | E 96° | 3,233 m | 12.4 mi |
| Monument Peak | ENE 73° | 3,068 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stevens Peak | SSE 150° | 3,061 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | WSW 238° | 3,042.818 m | 4.3 mi |
| Dicks Peak | WNW 296° | 3,042 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Price | WSW 258° | 3,040 m | 4.6 mi |
- 9.8 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 20.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic BywayNational
- 26.5 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 14 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 15 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Scenic lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Indian Rock: 1.2 mi
- Angora Peak: 1.2 mi
- Keiths Dome: 1.5 mi
- Echo Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Tallac: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 16
- Kiva Beach: 4.9 mi
- Pope Beach: 5.3 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lester Beach: 8.5 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Glen Alpine Resort: 0.4 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 5.3 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 13.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 13.7 mi
- Stephen Downey: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Horsetail Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 4.0 mi
- Upper Eagle Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 5.2 mi
- Eagle Falls: 5.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Baldwin Home: 4.9 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 7.5 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 15.8 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 18.8 mi
- Gatekeeper's Museum: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- Tallac Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Balancing Rock: 7.8 mi
- Rubicon Point Light: 8.2 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 10.7 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Bliss State Park · 7 mi
- Homewood · 15 mi
- Lake Tahoe · 15 mi
- Tahoe City · 21 mi
- Olympic Valley · 23 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 26 mi
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