Angora Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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

#28 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Angora Peak is a summit in the Sierra Nevada south of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. The summit marks a point on the eastern boundary of the Desolation Wilderness and is in the Eldorado National Forest. ()

Elevation: 8588 ftProminence: 168 ftCoordinates: 38°52'2"N, 120°4'23"W

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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Sierra-at-Tahoe, Horsetail Falls, Angora Lakes, Mount Tallac.

4.9 miS
Winter sport, Outdoor activities, Ski area
Sierra-at-Tahoe, Eldorado National Forest
126 min walk • Sierra-at-Tahoe is a ski and snowboard resort in Twin Bridges, California south of Lake Tahoe. Sierra-at-Tahoe is approximately 16 miles south of Stateline, Nevada and 12 miles south of South Lake Tahoe on U.S. Route 50 and is contained within the Eldorado National Forest.
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horsetail Falls, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
95 min walk • Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States. It falls in stages for nearly 500ft. It can be reached by hiking north out of the Twin Bridges trailhead on U.S. Route 50.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angora Lakes, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
10 min walk • The Angora Lakes are two small freshwater lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe Watershed ~1,200 ft in elevation above Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe. It is the location of the Angora Lakes Resort, a small summer outdoor recreation location. The lakes were named for a herd of Angora goats that used to graze in the area.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
78 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.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
95 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.
3.5 miE
38°51'14"N • 120°0'40"W
Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
89 min walk • Golf
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
96 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.
4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
105 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.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pyramid Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
123 min walk • Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake of the Woods, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
70 min walk • The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the Eldorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. It lies just southeast of Lake Aloha.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ralston Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
72 min walk • Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California.