Maggies Peaks, South Lake Tahoe

Name: Maggies Peaks
Address: South Lake Tahoe, United States

#3 among attractions in South Lake Tahoe

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. The northern peak has an elevation of about 8,499 feet and the southern peak has an elevation of 8,703 feet. The mountain is located in the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. The summits overlook Lake Tahoe and affords very good views of the lake. ()

Elevation: 8703 ftProminence: 579 ftCoordinates: 38°55'53"N, 120°6'50"W

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South Lake Tahoe United States

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Maggies Peaks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vikingsholm, Eagle Lake, Angora Lakes, Mount Tallac.

1.5 miN
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Vikingsholm, South Lake Tahoe
38 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.
0.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Eagle Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
22 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.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angora Lakes, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
135 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.
1.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
50 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.
1.4 miN
Hiking trail, Hiking, Trail
Eagle Falls trailhead, South Lake Tahoe
37 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.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
74 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.
5.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
140 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.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
124 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.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
63 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 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Phipps Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
64 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.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
104 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.