Loch Leven (California)

Loch Leven
Loch Leven, looking west towards Piute Pass
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Location	Inyo County, California
Coordinates	37°13′52″N 118°39′16″W / 37.23111°N 118.65444°W / 37.23111; -118.65444 (Loch Leven (Inyo County))
Primary inflows	North Fork of Bishop Creek
Primary outflows	North Fork of Bishop Creek
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	10,748 ft (3,276 m)[1]
References	[1]

Loch Leven is the name of several lakes in California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada.

Inyo County[]

Loch Leven in Inyo County, California, was named after Loch Leven in Scotland. The USGS lists Loch Leven at

37°13′52″N 118°39′16″W / 37.23111°N 118.65444°W / 37.23111; -118.65444 on the "Mount Darwin" topographic map.^[1]

Placer County[]

The Loch Leven Lakes are located in Placer County, California. Three larger lakes and several smaller ones are centered at

39°17′10″N 120°30′15″W / 39.28611°N 120.50417°W / 39.28611; -120.50417 and can be found on the "Cisco Grove" and "Soda Springs" USGS topographic maps.^[2]

The Loch Leven Lakes are a popular day hike, with the U.S. Forest Service rating the trail's use level as "heavy" and its difficulty as "moderate".^[3] The Loch Leven trailhead is near the Big Bend Visitor Center (just off Interstate 80), and the trail climbs 1,070 feet (325 m) in 2.5 miles (4 km) to reach the first lake, with Upper Loch Leven (also known as High Loch Leven^[4]) another 1.1 miles (1.7 km) beyond.

See also[]

• List of lakes in California

References[]