Kidney Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California

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     Be careful coming to the Central Sierra Nevada, you might not ever want to go home again. There is a glorious hiking trail next to Kidney Lake called the Pacific Crest Trail - section 12; Heidelberg Inn is a brilliant location to get some rest. While you're here at Kidney Lake you can take a hike along the Gaylor Lakes Trail; dry warm beds await you at Yosemite Gateway Motel. That right there is loads of amusing stuff already but it goes on, the Central Sierra  
   Nevada has it all. Do stop at Gibbs Lake close to Kidney Lake, it's a delightful lake.
For the duration of the long summer days, highs commonly are in the 80's at Kidney Lake. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 30's. Highs through the winter are generally in the 40's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Kidney Lake. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Kidney Lake has to offer, you can camp at Tioga Junction Campground,
 
               and while you're here, you could also check out stunning Dana Lake. Not much rainfall falls here at Kidney Lake; January is when you get the most snow here while October is regularly the driest month.
And that's not all you can do here at Kidney Lake. Stay the night at Ellery Lake Campground, and at Kidney Lake you can see Mount Dana. Kidney Lake is one of the lakes here in the Central Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. June Mountain has good slopes and a friendly staff; on a good day you can take a hike along the John Muir Trail - section 2.

 
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11 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Kidney Lake, Central Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California
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Local climate location: BRIDGEPORT 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.89778
Longitude: -119.1981

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These outdoors activities are available near Kidney Lake.
 Hotels Near Kidney Lake:
Heidelberg Inn, June Lake, 11 miles away
Yosemite Gateway Motel, Lee Vining, 11 miles away
Mammoth Mountain Inn, Mammoth Lakes, 17 miles away
The Village Lodge, Mammoth Lakes, 19 miles away
Snowbird Condos at Mammoths Canyon Lodge, Mammoth Lakes, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Kidney Lake:
Ellery Lake Campground, Mono County, 3 miles away
Tioga Junction Campground, Mono County, 4 miles away
Junction Campground, Mono County, 4 miles away
Tioga Campground, Mono County, 4 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Kidney Lake:
Gaylor Lakes Trail, Tuolumne County, 5 miles away
      4.3 hiking miles, 1445 feet elevation difference
John Muir Trail - section 2, County, 8 miles away
      33.1 hiking miles, 3881 feet elevation difference
Pacific Crest Trail - section 12, County, 18 miles away
      67 hiking miles, 4061 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Kidney Lake:
June Mountain, California, 12 miles away
      2590 vertical feet
Mammoth Mountain, California, 24 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 National Parks Near Kidney Lake:
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 36 miles away
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA, 37 miles away
 Lakes Near Kidney Lake:
Gibbs Lake, Mono CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Dana Lake, Mono CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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