Watson Lake
Watson Lake is a lake in Placer County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 7,782 feet. Watson Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood Carnelian Heights, as well as near Fulton Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Pluto and Burton Creek State Park.
Mount Pluto
Peak
Mount Pluto is an extinct volcano in the Granite Chief Range near Lake Tahoe, California. The volcano erupted approximately 2 million years ago producing lava and mudflows that dammed Lake Tahoe.
Burton Creek State Park
Nature reserve
Burton Creek State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Placer County near Truckee. Situated on the outskirts of Tahoe City, the park offers 6 miles of unpaved roadway for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar Flat and Dollar Point.
Cedar Flat
Hamlet
Cedar Flat is a census-designated place in eastern Placer County, California, United States. It is located on the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe, between Carnelian Bay to the northeast and Dollar Point to the southwest.
Dollar Point
Locality
Dollar Point is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States, along the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carnelian Bay
Hamlet
Carnelian Bay is an unincorporated community on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California, United States. The Cornelian Bay post office operated from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1893.
Watson Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22482° or 39° 13′ 29″ northLongitude
-120.13763° or 120° 8′ 16″ westElevation
7,782 feet (2,372 metres)Open location code
84FX6VF6+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 263279928OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5407516
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