Star Lake

Star Lake is a lake in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 9,098 feet. Star Lake is situated nearby to the locality Fountain Place, as well as near the hamlet Sheridan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Freel Peak and Jobs Peak.

Freel Peak

Peak

Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe in California. The peak is on the boundary between El Dorado County and Alpine County; and the boundary between the Eldorado National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Jobs Peak

Peak

Photo: beth woodrum, CC BY 2.0.

Jobs Peak located in Alpine County, California, is the most prominent peak visible from the Carson Valley in Douglas County, Nevada. The peak offers hiking and backcountry skiing with the view of Lake Tahoe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sheridan and Mottsville.

Sheridan

Hamlet

Sheridan is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Sheridan is located on Nevada State Route 206 5 miles southwest of Minden.

Mottsville

Hamlet

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mottsville is an unincorporated community within the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest on the western edge of the Carson Valley in northwestern Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Mottsville is situated 4½ miles northeast of Star Lake.

Star Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.8749° or 38° 52′ 30″ north

Longitude

-119.88784° or 119° 53′ 16″ west

Elevation

9,098 feet (2,773 metres)

Open location code

85C2V4F6+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37025387

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

5398654

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