Cave Rock

This large rock formation is located on the southeastern shore and is easily visible from almost any point on the lake. Once a part of the neck of a volcanic vent that existed on the site about five million years ago, Cave Rock is now named for the caves high up on its side. When Lake Tahoe was first formed, roughly three million years ago, lake level was initially hundreds of feet higher than it is now. Remarkably, these caves were carved out of the rock by wave action of the lake over tens of thousands of years during that period!

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Categories: cave(s), geography, stone/rock feature
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De’ek_wadapush
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Coordinates:  39°2'47"N 119°56'55"W

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  • Another little factoid: This site is alleged to be the nesting area of "Tessie" the Lake Tahoe monster.
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