Lake Aloha
Lake Aloha is a large shallow backcountry reservoir located at an elevation of 8,116 ft in the Sierra Nevada Range, west of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, in eastern California.Photo: Rappensuncle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in the Sierra Nevada of California
- Also known as: “Medley Lakes Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Peak and Mount Price.
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. Pyramid Peak is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lake Aloha.
Mount Price
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Price is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada at the southern end of the Crystal Range, and southwest of Lake Tahoe. The summit is located in the Desolation Wilderness and the El Dorado County, California. Mount Price is situated 1½ miles west of Lake Aloha.
Dicks Peak
Peak
Dicks Peak is a 9,974-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is the third-highest peak in the Desolation Wilderness, and is set on land managed by Eldorado National Forest. Dicks Peak is situated 2½ miles north of Lake Aloha.
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 5 miles south of Lake Aloha.
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 6 miles south of Lake Aloha.
Lake Aloha
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Aloha from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Aloha” goes by many names.
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