Noble Lake

A pretty glacial lake on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) about 6 miles (10 km) south of the Ebbetts Pass trailhead, where California SR 4 crosses the Sierra Nevada. The PCT can be seen here and there across the lake, heading into the drainage at the left. The standing dead trees were probably drowned by high water levels in the last few years. The prominent peak on the right is actually a double peak, the nearer, unnamed peak having an elevation of 10,824 ft/3299 m and the farther peak, which is mostly hidden, being Highland Peak (10,935 ft/3333 m). The prominent conical peak off to the left is Silver Peak (10,772 ft/3283 m). The lake elevation is just under 9000 ft/2743 m. This view is looking north; the insert (upper left) shows a northeasterly view from off the PCT to the right. There are also some other views of the lake in the adjacent photos.