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Mount Rose has the highest base elevation of a Tahoe-region ski area. [1] This means that the resort often receives some of the areas first snowfall, and benefits greatly from snowstorms. Mount Rose usually enjoys high-quality snow for Tahoe, and the resort’s altitude helps with snow preservation.
An extinct volcano, [6] the mountain is in between Lake Tahoe and Reno. [7] State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose. [7] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow. [8] The view from Mount Rose facing east is the Truckee Meadows, the second largest population center in Nevada.
Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft) Skiable acreage Total trails ... Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe: Reno: Nevada: 9,700 8,260 1,800 1,200 60 8 396 $135
Lake Tahoe is located in the Sierra Nevada of both California and Nevada. ... Mount Rose: 10,778 3,285 Ellis Peak: 8,740 2,664 Scott Peak 8,289 2,526 Ward Peak: 8,637
Comparison table of Lake Tahoe area ski resorts Resort name State Nearest city Peak elevation Base elevation Vertical drop Skiable acreage Average annual snowfall [1] Number of trails; Palisades Tahoe [2] California: Olympic Valley: 9,050 ft (2,760 m) 6,200 ft (1,900 m) 2,850 ft (870 m) 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) 407 in (1,030 cm) 270 Mammoth ...
Slide Mountain dominates the Reno skyline, standing 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above the city just to the south of its larger neighbor Mount Rose. Several ski trails and a maintenance road lead to the summit, making the hike to the top an easy one, especially from the Mount Rose Summit Campground located on State Route 431 at the Northwest base.
State Route 431 (SR 431), commonly known as the Mount Rose Highway, is a 24.413-mile-long (39.289 km) highway in Washoe County, Nevada, that connects Incline Village at Lake Tahoe with Reno. The highway, a Nevada Scenic Byway , takes its name from Mount Rose , which lies just off the highway.
Mount Rose Summit is a mountain pass located in the Carson Range near Mount Rose and Slide Mountain, northeast of Incline Village, Nevada, United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 8,911-foot-high (2,716 m) pass is traversed by State Route 431 , which is the highest point of the highway and the highest mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada that remains open ...