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Echo Summit is a mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada in the western United States, located in eastern El Dorado County, California.At 7,377 ft (2,249 m) above sea level, it is the highest point on U.S. Route 50 in California, which traverses it at postmile 66.48 between Twin Bridges and Meyers, south of Lake Tahoe.
The lake is approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Highway 50 at Echo Summit. The lake is divided into two sections; an Upper lake, and a Lower lake. The elevation of Echo lake is maintained in summer months with a dam at 7,414 feet (2,260 m) above sea level. [1] There has been little development beyond lakeside cabins. Lower Echo Lake, California
Echo Lake (formerly, Echo) [2] is a small unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 50 in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-northwest of Echo Summit. [2] Echo Lake's nearest neighboring town is Little Norway. The ZIP code is 95721. The community is inside area code ...
Echo Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada range to the west of Lake Tahoe on the border of the Desolation Wilderness in El Dorado County, California. View from Echo Peak summit References
For six short years, visitors came to Echo Mountain to vacation like kings. You can hike there and imagine its charm.
Echo Summit is a large mountain lodge in the Sierra Nevada (elevation 7,365 feet) commanding a view of Lake Tahoe and surrounding mountains, on the Pacific Crest Trail. Almost 64,000 acres of rugged granite peaks and the alpine lakes of Desolation Wilderness Area are within easy walking distance, and Echo Lake—a mile from the lodge—offers ...
It starts from U.S. Route 395 near Topaz Lake, winding its way up to the 8,314-foot (2,534 m) Monitor Pass, down to the Carson River, and up again over the 7,740-foot (2,359 m) Luther Pass. From that point on, the route generally loses elevation on its way past Lake Tahoe, through Tahoe and Plumas National Forests until Lake Almanor.
Another week of pounding snow has deluged many of California's most popular mountain resorts and communities, from Lake Tahoe to Lake Arrowhead, where residents struggled with shuttered highways ...