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     California has many beautiful lakes and Needle Lake is one of them. All through the warm months here at Needle Lake, high temperatures mostly get into the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures descend down into the 40's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's while Needle Lake night low temperatures during the winter are in the 20's. From Needle Lake you obtain a great vista of Granite Chief, and do take a hike on the Five Lakes Creek Trail. Needle  
   Lake is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada.
If you want a brilliant time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Northern Sierra Nevada. If you get bored of Needle Lake, you could also visit nearby Mountain Meadow Lake; if you came for an overnight stay Talbot Campground is a tremendous location to camp. Little Needle Lake is a nearby lake that you could go to; a wonderful spot for whitewater paddling is Truckee River. This lake is so wonderful.
 
               Dry warm beds await you at Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, and some of the water nearby flows, like Chief Creek.
These mountains rock, just explore all the enjoyable things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Skiing at Alpine Meadows is one of those things you just have to do, and you can run the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork. If you need a location to stay Squaw Valley Lodge is a fine choice. Needle Lake is a relatively wet place generally with lots of precipitation; of all the months in a year January is the one with the most rain; July meanwhile is the driest month.
Any time is a wonderful time at Needle Lake if you have a thing about the outdoors. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Granite Chief Trail; Onion Creek Campground is a good campground nearby. This lake is so wonderful. You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Squaw Valley since you're here; hiking is a popular thing to do around Needle Lake; Painted Rock Trail is a good local trail.

 
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Current weather conditions at Needle Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California
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Local climate location: LAKE SPAULDING 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.20111
Longitude: -120.2958

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These outdoors activities are available near Needle Lake.
 Hotels Near Needle Lake:
Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away
Squaw Valley Lodge, Squaw Valley, 4 miles away
Village at Squaw Valley, Olympic Valley, 4 miles away
Resort At Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, 6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee, 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Needle Lake:
Talbot Campground, Placer County, 5 miles away
Onion Creek Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
Bear Creek Campground, Placer County, 6 miles away
Splitrock Campground, Nevada County, 7 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Needle Lake:
Painted Rock Trail, Placer County, 2 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 1553 feet elevation difference
Granite Chief Trail, Placer County, 2 miles away
       5.2 hiking miles, 2105 feet elevation difference
Five Lakes Creek Trail, Placer County, 3 miles away
      4.4 hiking miles, 1394 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Needle Lake:
Squaw Valley, California, 3 miles away
      2850 vertical feet
Alpine Meadows, California, 5 miles away
      1802 vertical feet
Sugar Bowl, California, 6 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Needle Lake:
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
Truckee River, Placer/ Nevada CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class II-III - 27 miles long (Alpine Meadows Road to Floriston)
 Lakes Near Needle Lake:
Little Needle Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Mountain Meadow Lake, Placer CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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