Little Needle Lake
Little Needle Lake is in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 8,074 feet. Little Needle Lake is situated nearby to the locality Mildred Lakes, as well as near Five Lakes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Granite Chief and Washeshu Peak.
Granite Chief
Peak
Photo: Tim Berger, CC BY 2.0.
Granite Chief is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The mountain rises to an elevation of 9,010 feet and receives consistent heavy snowfall during the winter months.
Washeshu Peak
Peak
Washeshu Peak is an 8,855-foot-elevation mountain summit in Placer County, California, United States. Washeshu Peak is situated 1½ miles east of Little Needle Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alpine Meadows and Olympic Valley.
Alpine Meadows
Hamlet
Alpine Meadows is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. The community is located on Bear Creek, a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles west of Tahoe City, at an elevation of 6,480 ft. Alpine Meadows is situated 4 miles east of Little Needle Lake.
Olympic Valley
Village
Photo: DimiTalen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olympic Valley is an unincorporated community located in Placer County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Tahoe City along California State Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. Olympic Valley is situated 4 miles east of Little Needle Lake.
Soda Springs
Locality
Soda Springs is a set of springs in Placer County, California that was in the 19th century once the location of a hotel and resort. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River, 2 miles west of Tinker Knob, and 4 miles north-northwest of Granite Chief. Soda Springs is situated 5 miles north of Little Needle Lake.
Little Needle Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.18123° or 39° 10′ 52″ northLongitude
-120.29941° or 120° 17′ 58″ westElevation
8,074 feet (2,461 metres)Open location code
84FX5PJ2+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 300065938OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
5367072
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