Wrights Lake

38°51′N 120°14′W / 38.850°N 120.233°W / 38.850; -120.233^[1]Basin countriesUnited StatesAverage depth5 ft (1.5 m)Max. depth8 ft (2.4 m)Residence time90+ yearsSurface elevationover 6,900 ft (2,100 m)IslandsNone

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