Cathedral Peak

Cathedral Peak is a cliff in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 8,369 feet. Cathedral Peak is situated nearby to the hamlet Fallen Leaf, as well as near the neighborhood Mountain View Estates.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tallac and Angora Peak.

Mount Tallac

Peak

Photo: Rabit 115, Public domain.

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. Mount Tallac is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cathedral Peak.

Angora Peak

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Fallen Leaf Lake

Lake

Photo: Plane777, Public domain.

Fallen Leaf Lake is a mountain lake located in El Dorado County, California, near the California–Nevada state line, about one mile south west of the much larger Lake Tahoe. Fallen Leaf Lake is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cathedral Peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meyers and Tahoe Valley.

Meyers

Village

Meyers is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. Meyers is situated 4½ miles southeast of Cathedral Peak.

Tahoe Valley

Suburb

Tahoe Valley is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe. It lies at an elevation of 6270 feet. Tahoe Valley is about the junction of U.S. Route 50 and State Route 89. Tahoe Valley is situated 4½ miles northeast of Cathedral Peak.

Cathedral Peak

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 8,369 feet
Category: landform
Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.88685° or 38° 53′ 13″ north

Longitude

-120.08435° or 120° 5′ 4″ west

Elevation

8,369 feet (2,551 metres)

Open location code

84CXVWP8+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358797202

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

5335029

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Witch’s Pond and Boat Dock.

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