Lake Temescal
Lake Temescal is a small reservoir in the Oakland hills, in northeastern Oakland, California. It is the centerpiece of Temescal Regional Recreational Area, also known as Temescal Regional Park. It is a part of the East Bay Regional Park District.Photo: Lagringa, Public domain.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Also known as: “Lake Chabot” and “Temescal Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temescal Regional Recreational Area and Mountain View Cemetery.
Temescal Regional Recreational Area
Park
Photo: Lagringa, Public domain.
Temescal Regional Recreation Area, formerly Lake Temescal Regional Park, is a regional park in the Berkeley Hills, in northeastern Oakland, California.
Mountain View Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Hank Chapot, CC BY 3.0.
Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre rural cemetery in Oakland, California, United States. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859.
The College Preparatory School
School
The College Preparatory School is a four-year private non-residential high school in Oakland, California. The school's motto is Mens Conscia Recti, a Latin phrase adapted from Virgil's Aeneid that means "a mind aware of what is right".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockridge and Claremont.
Rockridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY 2.5.
Rockridge is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in Oakland, California. Rockridge is generally defined as the area east of Telegraph Avenue, south of the Berkeley city limits, west of the Oakland Hills and north of the intersection of Pleasant Valley Avenue/51st Street and Broadway.
Claremont
Neighborhood
The Claremont district is a neighborhood straddling the city limits of Oakland and Berkeley in the East Bay section of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States.
Lake Temescal
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.84654° or 37° 50′ 48″ northLongitude
-122.23043° or 122° 13′ 50″ westElevation
433 feet (132 metres)Open location code
849VRQW9+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 19383069OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
5364695Wikidata ID
Q6478006
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Temescal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Lake Temescal” goes by many names.
- French: “Lake Temescal”
- Welsh: “Llyn Temescal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upper Rockridge and Piedmont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Temescal Beach and Lake Temescal Swimming Area.
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