Virginia Lakes, Hoover Wilderness
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Facts and practical information
Virginia Lakes refers to a basin of lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada in Mono County, California. Virginia Lakes is located a few miles off U.S. Highway 395; the road to the lakes turns off U.S. 395 at Conway Summit, roughly halfway between Bridgeport, California, to the north and Lee Vining, California, to the south, in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The name can also refer to two lakes within the basin: Little or Lower Virginia Lake and Upper or Big Virginia Lake. The area is part of the Virginia Lakes census-designated place. ()
Elevation: 9826 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°2'53"N, 119°15'54"W
Day trips
Virginia Lakes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sheperd Crest, North Peak, Dunderberg Peak, Conness Lakes.