Carnelian Bay
Carnelian Bay is a bay in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,234 feet. Carnelian Bay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ridgewood, as well as near Agate Bay.- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Cornelian Bay”
- Address: CA
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carnelian Bay and Cedar Flat.
Carnelian Bay
Hamlet
Carnelian Bay is an unincorporated community on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California, United States. The Cornelian Bay post office operated from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1893.
Cedar Flat
Hamlet
Cedar Flat is a census-designated place in eastern Placer County, California, United States. It is located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe, between Carnelian Bay to the northeast and Dollar Point to the southwest.
Tahoe Vista
Tahoe Vista is a census-designated place located on the north shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 1,392 at the 2020 census, down from 1,433 at the 2010 census.Carnelian Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.22403° or 39° 13′ 27″ north
Longitude
-120.08144° or 120° 4′ 53″ west
Elevation
6,234 feet (1,900 metres)
Open location code
84FX6WF9+JC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
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