Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Name: Fallen Leaf Lake
Address: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, United States

#8 among attractions in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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Fallen Leaf Lake is a mountain lake located in El Dorado County, California, near the California–Nevada state border, about one mile south west of the much larger Lake Tahoe. It is approximately aligned north-to-south and oval in shape, measuring approximately 2.9 miles on the long axis and 0.9 miles on the short axis. The lake was created by at least two glaciers that traveled northward down the Glen Alpine Valley. If the glacier had continued instead of stopping, Fallen Leaf Lake would be a bay of Lake Tahoe, similar to nearby Emerald Bay. A terminal moraine is visible at the north end of the lake on the northeast edge. ()

Alternative names: Maximum depth: 415 ftElevation: 6375 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°55'13"N, 120°3'43"W

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Fallen Leaf Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vikingsholm, Eagle Lake, Angora Lakes, Mount Tallac.

3.3 miNW
Museum, Forts and castles, Historical place
Vikingsholm, South Lake Tahoe
84 min walk • Vikingsholm is a 38-room mansion on the shore of Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California, U.S. and on the National Register of Historic Places.
3.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Eagle Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
91 min walk • Eagle Lake is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Eagle Lake trailhead on HWY 89 at Emerald Bay State Park.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angora Lakes, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
100 min walk • The Angora Lakes are two small freshwater lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe Watershed ~1,200 ft in elevation above Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe. It is the location of the Angora Lakes Resort, a small summer outdoor recreation location. The lakes were named for a herd of Angora goats that used to graze in the area.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
57 min walk • Mount Tallac is a mountain peak southwest of Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California. The peak lies within the Desolation Wilderness in the Eldorado National Forest. It is quite visible from State Routes 89 and 28, and U.S. Route 50.
3.5 miNW
Hiking trail, Hiking, Trail
Eagle Falls trailhead, South Lake Tahoe
90 min walk • 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.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gilmore Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
86 min walk • Gilmore Lake in California is a backcountry lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of Lake Tahoe in the Desolation Wilderness. It can be reached by hiking west out of the Glen Alpine Springs trailhead near the town of South Lake Tahoe. This lake offers great fishing for Lake trout.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maggies Peaks, South Lake Tahoe
74 min walk • Maggies Peaks refers to a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, southwest of Lake Tahoe. There are two peaks on the mountain about 0.7 miles apart.
4.8 miE
38°56'23"N • 119°58'37"W
Lake Tahoe Historical Society, South Lake Tahoe
122 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lost Lake, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
117 min walk • Lost Lake is a lake in the Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, south of Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California, United States. Not to be confused with Lost Lake Resort, which is near the Colorado River. Also not to be confused with the 'Lost Lake' off the Cajon Pass, also in California.
4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Echo Peak, South Lake Tahoe
114 min walk • 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.
2.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
74 min walk • Emerald Bay State Park is a state park of California in the United States, centered on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark.