Desolation Lake
Desolation Lake is in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,986 feet. Desolation Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Twin Bridges, as well as near the neighborhood Pyramid Creek Tract.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake of the Woods and Pyramid Lake.
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 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.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States.
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. Strawberry is situated 3½ miles south of Desolation Lake.
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 4½ miles south of Desolation Lake.
Meyers
Village
Meyers is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. Meyers is situated 6 miles east of Desolation Lake.
Desolation Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.84639° or 38° 50′ 47″ northLongitude
-120.12611° or 120° 7′ 34″ westElevation
7,986 feet (2,434 metres)Open location code
84CXRVWF+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 125539880OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
5342768
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