Summit Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California     Custom Search User input for Summit Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California: Be the first to submit input for Summit Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       A visit to Summit Lake is always a good idea. That right there is plenty already, but it carries on; Summit Lake has it all. After a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINDEN is a good site to spend a night or two, and glide down the rapids of Carson River - East Fork in a kayak. So many cool things to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada, too fine to be true. A lovely lake like Stevens Lake close to Summit Lake is a fine site to explore,       and do visit Randall Creek if you're here at Summit Lake. For the duration of the warm months at Summit Lake temperatures are ordinarily in the 70's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 40's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Summit Lake. This lake is located in the wonderful Northern Sierra Nevada. This lake is so wonderful. Indian Creek Campground is a great local campground,                  and why not take a refreshing hike along the Burnside Lake Trail. This lake is so wonderful. A day on the slopes of Heavenly is just what you need, and Curtz Lake is a splendid lake close by. Summit Lake is usually a reasonably dried out place; January is the wettest month with most snow, and the driest month of the year is July. Man, is there a lot of cool things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Take a hike on the Charity Valley Trail, and dry warm beds await you at Best Western Minden Inn. You'll meet a lot of folks from Gardnerville Ranchos here; if you like skiing, you're in luck; Kirkwood is reasonably near. Hiking along the Pacific Crest Trail - section 13 is nice fun, and Summit Lake is a good place to visit for more than one day, Turtle Rock Campgrounds is a good place to camp nearby.   Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINDEN, Minden 12 miles away Brand New in Summer 2009, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Minden, NV is Carson Valley's newest and most modern Hotel located at the intersection of US 395 & Hwy 88. Our hotel offers 81 guest rooms (all n... Best Western Minden Inn, Minden 12 miles away The Best Western Minden Inn is located in beautiful Carson Valley. Carson Valley was historically the staging arena for adventurers as they prepared to cross the high mountain passes on their way to t... Current weather conditions at Summit Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California Local climate location: TAHOE VALLEY FAA AP 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 38.73528 Longitude: -119.7931 Northern Sierra Nevada Lakes Complete list of all the lakes in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Northern Sierra Nevada Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Northern Sierra Nevada. California Lakes Complete list of all lakes in California Alpine County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Alpine County Books about Summit Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Summit Lake, Northern Sierra Nevada, Alpine County, California. Outdoors Recreation Near Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada, the metro area neareast to Summit Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. California Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of California.     These outdoors activities are available near Summit Lake.   Hotels Near Summit Lake: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MINDEN, Minden, 12 miles away Best Western Minden Inn, Minden, 12 miles away Ridge Tahoe, The, Stateline, 14 miles away Celebrity Resorts Carson, Genoa, 15 miles away Tahoe Seasons Resort (Vri), South Lake Tahoe, 15 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Summit Lake: Indian Creek Campground, Alpine County, 1 miles away Turtle Rock Campgrounds, Alpine County, 1 miles away Markleeville Campground, Alpine County, 2 miles away Toiyabe Campground, Alpine County, 3 miles away   Hiking Trails Near Summit Lake: Burnside Lake Trail, Alpine County, 5 miles away       3.4 hiking miles, 2762 feet elevation difference Charity Valley Trail, Alpine County, 7 miles away       4.5 hiking miles, 2275 feet elevation difference Pacific Crest Trail - section 13, County, 9 miles away       66 hiking miles, 3818 feet elevation difference   Ski Areas Near Summit Lake: Heavenly, California, 13 miles away       3500 vertical feet Kirkwood, California, 17 miles away       2000 vertical feet Bear Valley, California, 22 miles away       1900 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Summit Lake: Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 3 miles away       Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to Gardnerville) Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II - 20 miles long (Hangman's Bridge to CA-NV border) Carson River - East Fork, Alpine CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class III - 7.3 miles long (Cave Rock to Hangman's Bridge)   National Parks Near Summit Lake: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite National Park - CA, 63 miles away   Lakes Near Summit Lake: Curtz Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away Stevens Lake, Alpine CountyCounty, 1 miles away