Phipps Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Name: Phipps Peak
Address: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States

#20 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Phipps Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada to the west of Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe; and to the east of Rockbound Valley and the Crystal Range. The peak is in El Dorado County, California and the Desolation Wilderness. ()

Elevation: 9238 ftProminence: 434 ftCoordinates: 38°57'17"N, 120°9'0"W

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit United States

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Phipps Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vikingsholm, Eagle Lake, Mount Tallac, Eagle Falls trailhead.

2.3 miE
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Vikingsholm, South Lake Tahoe
59 min walk • Vikingsholm is a 38-room mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, U.S. and on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Eagle Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
45 min walk • Eagle Lake is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Eagle Lake trailhead on HWY 89 at Emerald Bay State Park.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
111 min walk • Mount Tallac is a mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. The peak lies within the Desolation Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest. It is quite visible from State Routes 89 and 28, and U.S. Route 50.
2 miE
Hiking trail, Hiking, Trail
Eagle Falls trailhead, South Lake Tahoe
51 min walk • The Eagle Falls trailhead or Eagle Lake trailhead is located in the El Dorado National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, within Emerald Bay State Park, on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, California.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
135 min walk • Fallen Leaf Lake is a mountain lake located in El Dorado County, California, near the California–Nevada state border, about one mile south west of the much larger Lake Tahoe.
4.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
114 min walk • Gilmore Lake in California is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs trailhead near the town of South Lake Tahoe. This lake offers great fishing for Lake trout.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maggies Peaks, South Lake Tahoe
64 min walk • Maggies Peaks refers to a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, southwest of Lake Tahoe. There are two peaks on the mountain about 0.7 miles apart.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Silver Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
115 min walk • Silver Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the north end of the Crystal Mountains, to the east of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
2.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
65 min walk • Rubicon Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
4.1 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Rubicon Point Light, Bliss State Park
105 min walk • The Rubicon Point Light is a small lighthouse on Lake Tahoe in California.
3 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
77 min walk • Emerald Bay State Park is a state park of California in the United States, centered on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark.