Spooner Summit is a mountain pass through the Carson Range, linking the Lake Tahoe Area to Carson City via US 50.[1] The highest point of the pass is located just east of Spooner Lake just before the first set of curves when traveling eastbound.
| Spooner Summit | |
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| Elevation | 7,146 ft (2,178 m) |
| Traversed by |  US 50 |
| Location | Douglas County, Nevada |
| Range | Carson Range |
| Coordinates | 39°06′15″N 119°53′50″W / 39.104233°N 119.897158°W |
The pass also carried the Lincoln Highway over the Carson Range along its Sierra Nevada Southern Route before being renumbered as US 50 and rerouted near Johnson Pass.[2]
The Tahoe Rim Trail is accessible from a small parking lot at the summit.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Spooner Summit - 7146 Ft - Elevation Signs on Waymarking.com".
- ^ "Nevada Department of Transportation". Archived from the original on 2012-01-12.
- ^ Administrator. "Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit".
- ^ Administrator. "Spooner Summit - Kingsbury North".
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