Berts Lake

California

California

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1.7 mi

Distance

290 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Eldorado National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

    No avalanche center covers this location, so danger ratings can't be shown.

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Berts Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
1.7 mi
Elevation gain
290 ft
Highest point
6,740 ft
Lowest point
6,439 ft

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About this route

Berts Lake is a 1.67-mile out-and-back trail in California's Forest Service land. The route gains 306 feet of elevation.

Facts about this route

The climb

High point
6,740 ft
Length (round trip)
1.7 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tahoma, CA weather station, 12 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan37° high22° low
  2. Feb38° high22° low
  3. Mar43° high25° low
  4. Apr49° high27° low
  5. May58° high34° low
  6. Jun69° high40° low
  7. Jul77° high46° low
  8. Aug76° high46° low
  9. Sep69° high41° low
  10. Oct58° high34° low
  11. Nov44° high27° low
  12. Dec38° high21° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Eldorado National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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