Sapphire Lake (Trinity County, California)
Sapphire Lake | |
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Sapphire Lake | |
Location | Trinity County, California |
Coordinates | 40°59′56″N 123°00′42″W / 40.9989°N 123.0116°WCoordinates: 40°59′56″N 123°00′42″W / 40.9989°N 123.0116°W |
Type | Glacial |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 3,340 m (10,960 ft) |
Max. width | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
Surface elevation | 5,882 ft (1,793 m) |
Sapphire Lake is a lake located in the Trinity Alps Wilderness area, in Northern California. The lake sits in a granite bowl, where it is fed by rainwater that runs down the surrounding mountains. Sapphire Lake sits just southwest of, and approximately 300 ft (91 m) above Emerald Lake. The surface of the lake is 5,882 ft (1,793 m) above sea level.[1]
Visitors can access the lake by hiking the and continuing past Emerald Lake.
See also[]
- List of lakes in California
References[]
- ^ "Sapphire Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
Categories:
- Klamath Mountains
- Lakes of Trinity County, California
- Lakes of California
- Lakes of Northern California
- Shasta Cascade geography stubs