Echo Lake
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 2.78 mi
- Elevation gain
- 384 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 384 ft
- Max elevation
- 7,631 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 7,353 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- one hour 59 minutes
- Time
- 3 hours 31 minutes
- Coordinates
- 856
- Uploaded
- December 23, 2020
- Recorded
- December 2020
near Little Norway, California (United States)
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Itinerary description
Echo Lakes are a glacially formed pair of lakes, cradled in a serene granite setting 10 miles southwest of Lake Tahoe virtually hidden at 7,252′.
Upper and Lower Echo Lakes are connected by a narrow channel which is passable by boat only during high-water conditions which can cut down your hiking time into Desolation Wilderness along the joint Tahoe Rim Trail/Pacific Crest Trail.
To keep the waters pristine, you must be a Tahoe Keeper if you plan to paddle or boat on the lake. Clean, Drain, and Dry to prevent aquatic invasive species.
Besides being a favorite spot for artists and hikers, the Echo Summit area has been the site of several significant historical events that have shaped our distinct mountain culture as well as the expansion of California and Nevada history. Echo Summit was even part of the Lincoln Highway and a major training venue for the 1968 Olympic Summer Games.
Upper and Lower Echo Lakes are connected by a narrow channel which is passable by boat only during high-water conditions which can cut down your hiking time into Desolation Wilderness along the joint Tahoe Rim Trail/Pacific Crest Trail.
To keep the waters pristine, you must be a Tahoe Keeper if you plan to paddle or boat on the lake. Clean, Drain, and Dry to prevent aquatic invasive species.
Besides being a favorite spot for artists and hikers, the Echo Summit area has been the site of several significant historical events that have shaped our distinct mountain culture as well as the expansion of California and Nevada history. Echo Summit was even part of the Lincoln Highway and a major training venue for the 1968 Olympic Summer Games.
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