Echo Lake
Echo Lake is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California
- Also known as: “Echo Lake, CA” and “Echo Lake, California”
- Postal code: 95721
Places of Interest
Highlights include Talking Mountain and Echo Summit.
Talking Mountain
Peak
Photo: Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talking Mountain in El Dorado County, California is a peak in the Sierra Nevada located on the high ridge that extends eastward from the summit of Ralston Peak in the Eldorado National Forest.
Echo Summit
Mountain saddle
Echo Summit is a mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada in the western United States, located in eastern El Dorado County, California. At 7,377 ft above sea level, it is the highest point on U.S. Route 50 in California, which traverses it at postmile 66.48 between Twin Bridges and Meyers, south of Lake Tahoe. Echo Summit is situated 1½ miles southeast of Echo Lake.
Echo Peak
Peak
Photo: Peter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Echo Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada range to the west of Lake Tahoe on the border of the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. Echo Peak is situated 2 miles northwest of Echo Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meyers and Tahoe Valley.
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 2 miles northeast of Echo Lake.
Tahoe Valley
Suburb
Tahoe Valley is a former unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe. It lies at an elevation of 6270 feet. Tahoe Valley is about the junction of U.S. Route 50 and State Route 89. Tahoe Valley is situated 6 miles north of Echo Lake.
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 6 miles southwest of Echo Lake.
Echo Lake
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.83452° or 38° 50′ 4″ northLongitude
-120.0443° or 120° 2′ 40″ westElevation
7,536 feet (2,297 metres)Open location code
84CXRXM4+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 141038979OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Echo Lake” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃科湖”
- French: “Echo Lake”
- Irish: “Echo Lake”
- Turkish: “Echo Lake”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Echo Trailhead and Echo Pass viewpoint.
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