Wrights Lake facts for kids

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Location	El Dorado County, California, United States
Coordinates	38°51′N 120°14′W / 38.850°N 120.233°W / 38.850; -120.233
Basin countries	United States
Average depth	5 ft (1.5 m)
Max. depth	8 ft (2.4 m)
Residence time	90+ years
Surface elevation	over 6,900 ft (2,100 m)
Islands	None

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.