Mount Tallac
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.Photo: Rabit 115, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 9,728 feet
- Description: mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Crystal Peak”, “Mount Tahlac”, “Mt Tallac”, “Mt. Tallac”, and “Tallac Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maggies Peaks and Fallen Leaf Lake.
Maggies Peaks
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
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.
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.
Cascade Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cascade Lake is a glacial lake located in El Dorado County, California approximately 1 kilometre from Lake Tahoe. Cascade Lake is the second largest tributary lake feeding into Lake Tahoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tahoe Valley and Meyers.
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 5 miles east of Mount Tallac.
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 6 miles southeast of Mount Tallac.
Mount Tallac
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90597° or 38° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
-120.09902° or 120° 5′ 57″ westElevation
9,728 feet (2,965 metres)Open location code
84CXWW42+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 358800303OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Tallac from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mount Tallac” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Tallac”
- Czech: “Mount Tallac”
- Dutch: “Mount Tallac”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت تالاك”
- French: “mont Tallac”
- French: “Mont Tallac”
- German: “Mount Tallac”
- Italian: “Monte Tallac”
- Japanese: “タラク山”
- Ladin: “Mount Tallac”
- Slovak: “Mount Tallac”
- Venetian: “Monte Tallac”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spring Creek Recreation Residence Tract and Fallen Leaf.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tallac Lake and Floating Island Lake.
El Dorado County: Must-Visit Destinations
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