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Ski tour · Carson Pass

Red Lake Peak — North Ridge

Distance
2.1 mi
Vertical
1,486 ft
Summit
10,066 ft
Difficulty
Moderate

Red Lake Peak is a 10,068-foot summit at the crest of the Sierra Nevada just north of Carson Pass, on the eastern boundary of Eldorado National Forest in California. The peak is named for the small lake to the east — Red Lake, sitting in a glacial basin below the crest — and is…

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Red Lake Peak in late spring — the red volcanic talus that names the mountain visible through retreating snow on the summit ridge.
Jonathan Fox · CC BY-SA 2.0
The peak and Red Lake below — the lake sits in a glacial basin on the eastern flank, with the Carson Pass corridor running below.
Jonathan Fox · CC BY-SA 2.0
Summer view of Red Lake Peak from the south, the rounded summit standing above the open meadows of the Carson Pass headwaters.
Jonathan Fox · CC BY-SA 2.0

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