Silver Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
#17 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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Facts and practical information
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. ()
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Silver Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Loon Lake, Waca Lake, Lake Aloha, Phipps Peak.
6.1 miNWNature, Natural attraction, LakeLoon Lake, Eldorado National Forest
156 min walk • Loon Lake is a reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest of El Dorado County, California, United States.
7.3 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeWaca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
186 min walk • Waca Lake is a backcountry lake in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. It lies just south of Lake Aloha.
6.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeLake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
163 min walk • Lake Aloha is a large shallow backcountry reservoir located at an elevation of 8,116 feet in the Sierra Nevada Range, west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, in eastern California.
4.5 miENature, Natural attraction, MountainPhipps Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
115 min walk • 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.
6.4 miNENature, Natural attraction, MountainRubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
164 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.
5.7 miSENature, Natural attraction, MountainMount Price, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
146 min walk • Mount Price is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the southern end of the Crystal Range, and southwest of Lake Tahoe. The summit is located in the Desolation Wilderness and the El Dorado County, California.
6.1 miSWNature, Natural attraction, WaterfallBassi Falls, Eldorado National Forest
156 min walk • Bassi Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the El Dorado County, California. It falls for 109 ft. It is off of a 5-mile 4x4 road which leads to a trailhead just 1/2 mile from the falls.
3.3 miENatural attraction, Protected areaDesolation Wilderness, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
83 min walk • The Desolation Wilderness is a 63,960-acre federally protected wilderness area in the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in El Dorado County, California. The crest of the Sierra Nevada runs through it, just west of Lake Tahoe.
2.2 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainTells Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
56 min walk • Tells Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the very north end of the Crystal Range, to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. The origin of the name is not certain.
1.2 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainMcConnell Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
31 min walk • McConnell Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the north end of the Crystal Mountains, to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.
0.8 miSENature, Natural attraction, MountainRed Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
21 min walk • Red Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range at the north end of the Crystal Range, to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.