Wrights Lake
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Location | El Dorado County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 38°51′N 120°14′W / 38.850°N 120.233°WCoordinates: 38°51′N 120°14′W / 38.850°N 120.233°W[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Average depth | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
Max. depth | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
Residence time | 90+ years |
Surface elevation | over 6,900 ft (2,100 m) |
Islands | None |
Wrights Lake is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, west of Lake Tahoe on the western border of the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached via Wrights Road off U.S. Route 50 and the Ice House Road. It provides hiking access to the western portions of the Desolation Wilderness via the Twin Lakes trailhead. Wrights Road is not plowed and is inaccessible during the winter.
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See also[]
- List of lakes in California
Categories:
- Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Lakes of El Dorado County, California
- Eldorado National Forest
- Lakes of California
- Lakes of Northern California
- El Dorado County, California geography stubs