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    Granite Lake is a very beautiful lake in beautiful surroundings. You'll meet a lot of folks from Gardnerville Ranchos here, and if you like skiing, you're in luck; Bear Valley is rather near. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking along the Charity Valley Trail is perfect fun, and Carson River - East Fork is a great whitewater spot close by. Dry warm beds await you at Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, and Rice Lake is a nearby lake that you could check out.
 
   You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff at Granite Lake. So many cool things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too great to be true. If you need a spot to stay Pine Cone Acre Motel is a splendid choice, and while you're here, you could also pop by beautiful Evergreen Lake. Granite Lake is a beautiful lake in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
This lake is so wonderful. The snow is good at Kirkwood, and Damsite Campground is
 
               a good campground nearby. At Granite Lake all through the summer highs are in the 70's. When the night sets in temperatures fall down into the 40's. For the period of the winter highs are regularly in the 30's, and overnight lows all through the wintertime for Granite Lake tend to be in the 10's. If the weather is tremendous here at Granite Lake, you can go for a hike along the Emigrant Trail; Snow Canyon is a great place to spend some time.
Man, is there lots of entertaining things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Going for a hike along the Burnside Lake Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood; if you came for an overnight stay Upper Blue Lake Campground is a tremendous place to camp. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Granite Lake. You can run the rapids of Mokelumne River - North Fork next to Granite Lake, and Devils Corral is a great site here at Granite Lake. Granite Lake is a relatively wet place commonly with a lot of rainfall; during the month of January you get the most snow around here; the driest month of the year is July.

 
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Current weather conditions at Granite Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California
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Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.62
Longitude: -119.9603

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These outdoors activities are available near Granite Lake.
 Hotels Near Granite Lake:
Harvest Inn-St Helena, Napa Valley, Saint Helena, 15 miles away
Pine Cone Acre Motel, South Lake Tahoe, 15 miles away
Tahoe Seasons Resort (Vri), South Lake Tahoe, 17 miles away
Inn By The Lake, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
Best Western Timber Cove Lodge, South Lake Tahoe, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Granite Lake:
Upper Blue Lake Campground, Alpine County, 1 miles away
Damsite Campground, Alpine County, 2 miles away
Middle Creek Campground, Alpine County, 2 miles away
Lower Blue Lake Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Granite Lake:
Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 7 miles away
      4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference
Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 8 miles away
      3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference
Emigrant Trail, Alpine County, 9 miles away
      1.2 hiking miles, 463 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Granite Lake:
Kirkwood, California, 6 miles away
      2000 vertical feet
Bear Valley, California, 9 miles away
      1900 vertical feet
Sierra at Tahoe, California, 15 miles away
      2212 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Granite Lake:
Mokelumne River - North Fork, Alpine/ Amador/ Calaveras CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 24.9 miles long (Route 4 Bridge to Salt Springs Reservoir)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville)
Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)
 National Parks Near Granite Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 60 miles away
 Lakes Near Granite Lake:
Evergreen Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Rice Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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