Eagle Lake is a backcountry
lake in the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
mountain range, to the west of
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; was, Dáʔaw, meaning "the lake") is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevad ...
in the
Desolation Wilderness
The Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area in the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, in El Dorado County, California. The crest of the Sierra Nevada runs through it, just west of Lake Tahoe.
H ...
. It can be reached by hiking west out of the
Eagle Lake trailhead
The Eagle Falls trailhead or Eagle Lake trailhead is located in the El Dorado National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada, within Emerald Bay State Park, on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, California.
It is on California State Route 89, a few mil ...
on HWY 89 at
Emerald Bay State Park.
See also
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List of lakes in California
External links
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Pictures from the Desolation Area, especially near Eagle Lake
Lakes of the Desolation Wilderness
Lakes of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Lakes of El Dorado County, California
Lakes of California
Lakes of Northern California
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