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template: byway.jade
id: "2308"
name: "Route 89--Monitor Pass & Luther Pass Highways & Lake Tahoe Road"
distance: "56"
duration: 2 hours
description: This scenic highway passes alpine forests and meadows and provides spectacular views of mountain ranges and peaks. The northern portion overlooks Lake Tahoe.
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designations: 
  - California State Scenic Highway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -120.12833534998009
  - 39.06734805206281
bounds: 
  - - -120.12833534998009
    - 38.654480000000035
  - - -119.57832299999995
    - 39.06734805206281

---

This State Scenic Highway journeys through the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, passing through high passes and open mountain valleys on its way to Lake Tahoe.  As the vista opens up before the traveler, they feast on the beauty before them.  The clear blue lake and spectacularly high mountains dazzle the eyes of the beholder and speak peace to the soul.  