Spooner Summit
Spooner Summit is a mountain pass through the Carson Range, linking the Lake Tahoe Area to Carson City via US 50. The highest point of the pass is located just east of Spooner Lake just before the first set of curves when traveling eastbound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 7,159 feet
- Description: mountain pass through the Sierra Nevada’s Carson Range spur
- Also known as: “Spooners Summit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spooner Lake.
Spooner Lake
Reservoir
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spooner Lake is a man-made reservoir located just north of the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 28 near Spooner Summit, a pass in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada, leading to Carson City, Nevada from Lake Tahoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenbrook.
Glenbrook
Hamlet
Glenbrook is a census-designated place on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 215 at the 2010 census.
Spooner Summit
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Douglas, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.10403° or 39° 6′ 15″ northLongitude
-119.89797° or 119° 53′ 53″ westElevation
7,159 feet (2,182 metres)Open location code
85F24432+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 10157272116OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spooner Summit Trailhead and White Hill.
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