Meiss Lake
Meiss Lake is a lake in Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 8,323 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stevens Peak and Red Lake Peak.
Stevens Peak
Peak
Stevens Peak is a 10,059-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Red Lake Peak
Peak
Red Lake Peak is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe by Europeans in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain provisions at Sutter's Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwood.
Kirkwood
Photo: Ian McKellar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwood is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood's main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
Meiss Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Alpine County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.73564° or 38° 44′ 8″ northLongitude
-120.01295° or 120° 0′ 47″ westElevation
8,323 feet (2,537 metres)Open location code
84CXPXPP+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 38798919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5372032
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