Crater Lake
Crater Lake is a lake in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 8,593 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stevens Peak and Red Lake Peak.
Stevens Peak
Peak
Stevens Peak is a 10,059-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Red Lake Peak
Peak
Red Lake Peak is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe by Europeans in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort.
Carson Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Hank Magnuski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carson Pass is a mountain pass on the crest of the central Sierra Nevada, in the Eldorado National Forest and Alpine County, eastern California. The pass is traversed by California State Route 88.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sorensen’s Resort and Kirkwood.
Sorensen’s Resort
Hamlet
Sorensen's Resort is a mountain resort located just east of Hope Valley in Alpine County, California. Situated on a wide meadow in the upper reaches of Woodfords Canyon alongside the West Fork of the Carson River, the resort consists of a cluster of more than 30 wooden cabins of various sizes and configurations. Sorensen’s Resort is situated 5 miles northeast of Crater Lake.
Kirkwood
Photo: Ian McKellar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwood is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Crater Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.72298° or 38° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
-119.97605° or 119° 58′ 34″ westElevation
8,593 feet (2,619 metres)Open location code
85C2P2FF+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 27563966OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5340536
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