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Emerald Point

California > Lake Tahoe > W Shore > Eagle Creek Canyon

Description

Emerald Point is the enormous mountain on the right visible from the Eagle Lake Trailhead. Near the bottom of the mountain, several steep South facing buttresses guard the 9187 foot summit. I'm guessing the buttresses start around 8000 feet.

See also Summit Post's Information

Getting There

Take the Eagle Lake Trail towards Eagle Lake. After a few minutes, the trail splits. Take the split on the right towards the Lookout / Vista. This trail dead-ends after a few switch backs at a small rounded summit with a good view. Leave the trail here and hike past the 90 Foot Wall. (The stream will be on your left hand side.) Follow a vague trail up the mountain side which traverses leftwards towards the cliffs. Expect a bit of manzanita bushwhacking on steep and sandy hillside. We encountered a 5th class gully near the base of the main buttresses. The approach may take about 2 hours.

Routes from Left to Right

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 7
● Section 20
Trad 7 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 3
● Turkey Vulture
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 9
● All American Finger Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 1
● East face of the plectrum
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Section 20
 7
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad 7 pitches
● Turkey Vulture
 3
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● All American Finger Crack
 9
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad 2 pitches
● East face of the plectrum
 1
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad

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First Highline on Emerald Point. Summer, 2011
[Hide Photo] First Highline on Emerald Point. Summer, 2011
The view of the cliffs from the Eagle Lake Trail on the way to Eagle Lake.
[Hide Photo] The view of the cliffs from the Eagle Lake Trail on the way to Eagle Lake.

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Justin Johnsen
Sacramento, CA
[Hide Comment] The summit you described looks like it's called "Emerald Point" in Mike Carville's Tahoe guide.

On the USGS topo(graphic) maps, Jake's Peak is a lot further north, the next major summit past Emerald Point.

I was drooling over that summit every time I went up Eagle Creek last summer, can't wait to check it out in person. Jan 28, 2014