Lakes / California / Alpine County / Upper Blue Lake
Upper Blue Lake, California
294 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - California
38.63 degrees N, 119.95 degrees W - Alpine County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Upper Blue Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 75% of the 1,147 lakes counted in California.
- About 84 miles from Sacramento, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Blue Lake | Alpine | 1.5 mi | 159 acres |
| Twin Lake | Alpine | 1.8 mi | 99 acres |
| Meadow Lake | Alpine | 2.4 mi | 134 acres |
| Tamarack Lake | Alpine | 3.0 mi | 35 acres |
| Winnemucca Lake | Alpine | 3.5 mi | 53 acres |
| Lower Sunset Lake | Alpine | 4.2 mi | 30 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Blue Lake
How Big Is Upper Blue Lake?
Upper Blue Lake covers 294 acres in Alpine County, California.
What Is the Largest Lake in Alpine County?
Spicer Meadow Reservoir is the largest lake in Alpine County, at 1,407 acres.
Largest Lakes in California
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salton Sea | Imperial | 233,096 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Tahoe | Placer | 122,975 acres | - |
| 3 | Goose Lake | Modoc | 93,048 acres | - |
| 4 | Honey Lake | Lassen | 59,917 acres | - |
| 5 | Mono Lake | Mono | 45,124 acres | - |
All 1,147 California lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 60208503). Verified October 30, 2026.