Desolation Lake
Desolation Lake is in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California. Desolation Lake is situated nearby to Frata Lake, as well as near Campsite.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horsetail Falls and Ralston Peak.
Horsetail Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Phreakdigital, GFDL.
Horsetail Falls is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness of El Dorado County, California, United States.
Ralston Peak
Peak
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ralston Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range to the west of Lake Tahoe within the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. Ralston Peak is situated 1½ miles southeast of Desolation Lake.
Pyramid Peak
Peak
Photo: Phreakdigital, Public domain.
Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation Wilderness. Pyramid Peak is situated 2 miles west of Desolation Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strawberry and Sciots Camp.
Strawberry
Village
Photo: Barabas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Strawberry is situated 3½ miles south of Desolation Lake.
Sciots Camp
Neighborhood
Sciots Camp is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on the South Fork of the American River 4 miles south of Pyramid Peak, at an elevation of 5659 feet. Sciots Camp is situated 4½ miles south of Desolation Lake.
Meyers
Village
Meyers is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the northern Sierra Nevada. Meyers is situated 6 miles east of Desolation Lake.
Desolation Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.84753° or 38° 50′ 51″ northLongitude
-120.12508° or 120° 7′ 30″ westOpen location code
84CXRVXF+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 125539889OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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