Summit Lake
Summit Lake is in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,398 feet. Summit Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Weeks Tract, as well as near Donner Ski Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Peak and Boreal Mountain Resort.
Castle Peak
Peak
Photo: miguelvieira, CC BY 2.0.
Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. Castle Peak is situated 1½ miles northwest of Summit Lake.
Boreal Mountain Resort
Sports venue
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boreal Mountain California is a ski area in Soda Springs, near the Lake Tahoe area of California. It has six chairlifts and two surface lifts, and offers the only night skiing in Tahoe, until 8 pm. Boreal Mountain Resort is situated 1½ miles southwest of Summit Lake.
Donner Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles west of Truckee, California. Donner Pass is situated 2½ miles south of Summit Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norden and Soda Springs.
Norden
Hamlet
Norden is a small unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, about 9 miles west of Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of U.S. Route 40 near Interstate 80 and lies along the historical first transcontinental railroad, 1.5 miles west of Donner Pass. Norden is situated 2½ miles south of Summit Lake.
Soda Springs
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.
Soda Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. Soda Springs is located 3 miles west of Donner Pass. Soda Springs is situated 3½ miles southwest of Summit Lake.
Summit Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34981° or 39° 20′ 59″ northLongitude
-120.3239° or 120° 19′ 26″ westElevation
7,398 feet (2,255 metres)Open location code
84FX8MXG+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 32404351OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
5399837
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