Carson Pass Highway - Caples Lake
N 38° 42.209 W 120° 03.343
10S E 756036 N 4287988
The highest lake at Carson Pass Highway
Waymark Code: WM3W07
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2008
Views: 48
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At 7,800 ft elevation, Caples Lake is the highest Alpine lake along California's State Route 88. The road leads right along the northern shore of the lake, offering great views over the lake (pictures above and below).
The lake is named after James "Doc" Caples who emigrated from Ohio in 1848 and passed through the area on his way to settle in Placerville and Sacramento. "Doc" Caples was a delegate to the 1849 convention which wrote the California State Constitution under which California was admitted to the union in 1850.
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Program: USDA Forest Service Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: Carson Pass Highway (Route 88)
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