Orientation Table - Mt. Rose Highway
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GT.US
N 39° 15.750 W 119° 55.855
11S E 247125 N 4350002
This Beautiful Orientation Table was found at a pull off on the Mt. Rose Highway, North of Lake Tahoe.
Waymark Code: WM8QG8
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2010
Views: 6
Artistic Metal arrows point to each of the mountains on the South side of Lake Tahoe.
Details of each mountain is provided on separate plaques.
The table was provided by the Rotary club.
The Mt. Rose scenic byway plan at (
visit link) tells us:
"Site #32: NDOT Lake Tahoe wayside
Location: Mt. Rose Scenic Byway
Description: Nevada Department of Transportation pullout
Existing Pullout: yes. Parking area is on a curve with limited parking available on south side of highway only.
Seasonal Accessibility: all year.
Interpretive Significance: Best views of Lake Tahoe. Mt. Rose Scenic Byway mile 22.9. This is the most spectacular sweeping view of Lake Tahoe from the scenic Byway or any paved road at Lake Tahoe. There are a lot of opportunities here to discuss the lake, the color, the depth, the Crystal Range, and the Carson Range – you can see them both from here. Visitors can use the geographic pointers built onto a rock wall to pick out landmarks around the Lake Tahoe basin and on the Sierra crest west of the lake.