Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Name: Mount Tallac
Address: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States

#7 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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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. A "cross of snow" is clearly visible on the mountain's face during the winter, spring, and early summer months. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 9739 ftProminence: 695 ftCoordinates: 38°54'22"N, 120°5'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Vikingsholm, Eagle Lake, Angora Lakes, Eagle Falls trailhead.

3.2 miN
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Vikingsholm, South Lake Tahoe
83 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.
2.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Eagle Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
71 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.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angora Lakes, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
86 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.
3.3 miN
Hiking trail, Hiking, Trail
Eagle Falls trailhead, South Lake Tahoe
84 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.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
57 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.
4.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waca Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
107 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.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Aloha, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
97 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 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake of the Woods, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
103 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.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
30 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.
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pyramid Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
118 min walk • Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of El Dorado County, California.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maggies Peaks, South Lake Tahoe
50 min walk • 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.