Lake Tahoe is 22 miles long & 12 miles wide. The lake is the 2nd deepest lake in US @ 1645 ft. with Crater Lake in Oregon the deepest @ 1949 ft.3. Its average surface elevation is 6225 above sea level. Its surface area is 191 miles And the highest peak above Lake Tahoe is Freel Peak @ 10891 ft.....
IT IS 75 MILES TO DRIVE AROUND IT. WE VISITED EMERALD FALLS WHERE I MUST HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE BEAUTIFUL STELLAR JAY.
