West Lakes
West Lakes is a lake in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. West Lakes is situated nearby to the hamlet Norden, as well as near Soda Springs.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.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soda Springs and Norden.
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.
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.
West Lakes
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.3402° or 39° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
-120.3423° or 120° 20′ 32″ westOpen location code
84FX8MR5+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 94253818OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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