Silver Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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

#17 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Elevation: 8934 ftProminence: 250 ftCoordinates: 38°56'5"N, 120°13'48"W

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit United States

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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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loon 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Phipps 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rubicon 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount 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 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Bassi 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 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Desolation 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tells 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
McConnell 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red 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.