American Lake
American Lake is a lake in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 8,117 feet. American Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Forni, as well as near Twin Bridges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Lake and Lake of the Woods.
Pyramid Lake
Lake
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Lake is a lake in the backcountry of the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada of El Dorado County, California.
Lake of the Woods
Lake
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
The Lake of the Woods is a backcountry glacial lake in the Desolation Wilderness of the Eldorado National Forest, southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 5 miles south of American Lake.
American Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.85553° or 38° 51′ 20″ northLongitude
-120.1355° or 120° 8′ 8″ westElevation
8,117 feet (2,474 metres)Open location code
84CXVV47+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 165786741OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5323737
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Localities in the Area
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