Mount Price, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

#23 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Elevation: 9979 ftProminence: 535 ftCoordinates: 38°51'51"N, 120°10'26"W

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Mount Price – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Horsetail Falls, Mount Tallac, Wrights Lake, Waca Lake.

3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Horsetail Falls, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
93 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.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
127 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.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wrights Lake, Eldorado National Forest
86 min walk • Wrights Lake is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, west of Lake Tahoe on the western border of the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached via Wrights Road off U.S. Route 50 and the Ice House Road.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
49 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.
1.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
35 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.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pyramid Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
41 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.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake of the Woods, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
80 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.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ralston Peak, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
113 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.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
98 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.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Lover's Leap, Eldorado National Forest
126 min walk • Lover's Leap is a steep granite cliff band in El Dorado County, California, United States, a landmark which catches the eye as one travels by, and a popular destination for climbers.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
54 min walk • Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of El Dorado County, California.